English → Latin
“revere” in Latin
venerorto worship, adore, revere, venerate; to pay (one's) respectscolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden; to inhabit; to frequent, be the guardian of, cherish,observōto observe, watch, pay attention to; to guard, keep watch over; to heed, regard, respect
The English word revere itself goes back to Latin vereor, through revereor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
revere
venerari: colere: observare. (The words are found in this connection and order.) colere et observare. ☞ Cic. uses venerari only with reference to divine worship, or that which is allied to it; observare only of reverence toward men; colere of both: observare has respect rather to the feeling of reverence; colere to the act.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for revere?
- The usual Latin words for “revere” are veneror, colō, observō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.