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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818);
[syn: Revere, Paul Revere]

2. a lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side;
[syn: revers, revere]


VERB (2)

1. love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol;
- Example: "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles"
[syn: idolize, idolise, worship, hero-worship, revere]

2. regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of;
- Example: "Fear God as your father"
- Example: "We venerate genius"
[syn: reverence, fear, revere, venerate]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Revere \Re*vere"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Revered; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Revering.] [L. revereri; pref. re- re- + vereri to fear,
   perh. akin to E. wary: cf. F. r['e]v['e]rer.]
   To regard with reverence, or profound respect and affection,
   mingled with awe or fear; to venerate; to reverence; to honor
   in estimation.
   [1913 Webster]

         Marcus Aurelius, whom he rather revered as his father
         than treated as his partner in the empire. --Addison.
   [1913 Webster]

   Syn: To venerate; adore; reverence.
        [1913 Webster]


U.S. Gazetteer (1990):

Revere, MA (city, FIPS 56585)
  Location: 42.41825 N, 70.99249 W
  Population (1990): 42786 (18726 housing units)
  Area: 15.3 sq km (land), 10.7 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 02151
Revere, MN (city, FIPS 53908)
  Location: 44.21893 N, 95.36335 W
  Population (1990): 117 (49 housing units)
  Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 56166
Revere, MO (town, FIPS 61292)
  Location: 40.49418 N, 91.67604 W
  Population (1990): 133 (58 housing units)
  Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)


Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

43 Moby Thesaurus words for "revere":
   accord respect to, admire, adore, adulate, apotheosize, appreciate,
   beatify, cherish, dearly love, defer to, deify, do homage to,
   do service, enjoy, enshrine, entertain respect for, esteem, exalt,
   favor, glorify, hero-worship, hold dear, hold in esteem,
   hold in reverence, honor, idolize, look up to, love,
   love to distraction, magnify, pay homage to, prize, regard,
   respect, reverence, sanctify, think highly of, think much of,
   think well of, treasure, value, venerate, worship