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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Revere

/rĭv-ĭr'/ · Re·vere · IPA /ɹə.viːɹ/
01 v. t. To regard with reverence, or profound respect and affection, mingled with awe or fear; to venerate; to reverence; to honor in estimation.
imp. & p. p. Revered; p. pr. & vb. n. Revering
  1. 1.
    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.