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ri-VEER/rɪˈvɪə/

To revere is to feel deep respect or admiration: revere a teacher, a revered institution. Esteem (already in the dictionary) is the noun/verb of respect; ridicule (already in the dictionary) sits opposite. Fame does not fill a methods cell.

Meaning

To feel deep respect or admiration for someone or something.

Examples

• “Revere a famous PI after the n is filled, not instead.”
• “Esteem is already in this course. Worship is hotter and religious. A name on a letterhead is comms. A count is methods. Put the n first; then the portrait.”

Good to know

Respect deeply. Cousin: esteem (already in the dictionary). A famous name ≠ a filled n.

Near in meaning

esteem

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