revere Copy link Outline 1. vĕnĕror, or vĕnĕro, 1 (the later form is poet.2. rĕvĕreor, ĭtus, 2 (to stand in awe of3. vĕreor, ĭtus, 2 (to regard reverently4. cŏlo, cŏlui, cultum, 3 (to honour, worship) • revere: ; reverence (v.): 1. vĕnĕror, or vĕnĕro, 1 (the later form is poet.: hence in Hor. and Virg. veneratus as a part. pass.: to regard with religious awe): to r. the gods, v. deos, Cic. N. D. 3, 21, 53: to r. any one as a god, r. aliquem ut deum, id. Tusc. 1, 21, 48: whom all of us ought almost to r., quos omnes paene v. debemus, id. Phil. 10, 2, 4. 2. rĕvĕreor, ĭtus, 2 (to stand in awe of: it denotes a high respect): r. the gods that founded them, r. their ancient glory, reverere conditores Deos, reverere gloriam veterem, Plin. Ep. 8, 24: Cic. 3. vĕreor, ĭtus, 2 (to regard reverently: it denotes a feeling which does not imply fear, but may degenerate into it): we r. you, and, if you wish it, we even fear you, but we r. and fear the Gods more, veremur vos, et si vultis etiam timemus, sed plus et veremur et timemus deos, Liv. 39, 37, ad fin.: they will not only respect and love, but they will also r. each other, non solum colent inter se verum etiam verebuntur, Cic. Am. 21, 82. 4. cŏlo, cŏlui, cultum, 3 (to honour, worship): to r. any one as a god, c. aliquem ut deum, Cic. Rep. 1, 12. Join: venerari et c., id. N. D. 2, 28, 71: v. honour, respect.