REVE'RE, verb transitive [Latin revereor; re and vereor, to fear.] To regard with fear mingled with respect and affection; to venerate; to reverence; to honor in estimation. Marcus Aurelius, whom he rather revered as his father, than treated as his partner in the empire -
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI