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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