revere

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun 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)
  2. noun a lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side
  3. verb love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

Etymology

Borrowed from French révérer, ultimately from Latin revereor, from re- + vereor (“to fear”).

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Synonyms

Paul Revere

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