[re.vere] vt re.vered ; re.ver.ing [L revereri, fr. re- + vereri to fear, respect--more at wary] (ca. 1661): to show devoted deferential honor to: regard as worthy of great honor "~ the aged" "~ tradition" syn revere, reverence, venerate, worship, adore mean to honor and admire profoundly and respectfully. revere stresses deference and tenderness of feeling "a professor revered by generations of students". reverence presupposes an intrinsic merit and inviolability in the one honored and a corresponding depth of feeling in the one honoring "reverenced the academy's code of honor". venerate implies a holding as holy or sacrosanct because of character, association, or age "heroes still venerated". worship implies homage usu. expressed in words or ceremony "worships their memory". adore implies love and stresses the notion of an individual and personal attachment "a doctor adored by her patients".
[2]revere n [by alter.] (ca. 1934): revers