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revere

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  Marcus  Aurelius,  whom  he  rather  revered  as  his  father 
  than  treated  as  his  partner  in  the  empire.  --Addison. 
 
  Syn:  To  venerate;  adore;  reverence. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  revere 
  n  :  a  lapel  on  a  woman's  garment;  turned  back  to  show  the 
  reverse  side  [syn:  {revers}] 
  v  1:  love  unquestioningly  and  uncritically  [syn:  {idolize},  {worship}, 
  {hero-worship}] 
  2:  be  in  awe  of  "Fear  God  as  your  father"  [syn:  {reverence},  {fear}, 
  {venerate}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  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)




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