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révérer

to revere, to venerate

verb reh-veh-REH Rare

Origin: Latin revereri (to stand in awe of)

Usage Note

Révérer is more formal and elevated than respecter or admirer, implying deep, almost religious veneration. It belongs to the literary or elevated register and conjugates like espérer (accent change in certain forms: il révère). The related noun is révérence (reverence, or a curtsey).

Examples

"Les habitants révèrent encore la mémoire du fondateur."

Natural Translation

The inhabitants still revere the memory of the founder.

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