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REVERE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side

Synonyms:

revere; revers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("revere" is a kind of...):

lapel (lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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)

Synonyms:

Paul Revere; Revere

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

American Revolutionary leader (a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States)

silver-worker; silversmith; silverworker (someone who makes or repairs articles of silver)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

Example:

Many teenagers idolized the Beatles

Synonyms:

hero-worship; idolise; idolize; revere; worship

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "revere" is one way to...):

adore (love intensely)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "revere"):

drool over; slobber over (envy without restraint)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

Sam cannot revere Sue

Derivation:

reverence (a reverent mental attitude)

reverent (showing great reverence for god)

reverent (feeling or showing profound respect or veneration)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

Example:

We venerate genius

Synonyms:

fear; revere; reverence; venerate

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "revere" is one way to...):

esteem; prise; prize; respect; value (regard highly; think much of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "revere"):

enshrine; saint (hold sacred)

worship (show devotion to (a deity))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

reverence (a feeling of profound respect for someone or something)

reverent (showing great reverence for god)

reverent (feeling or showing profound respect or veneration)

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