Respect satisfies English revolutionary (6)
I believe the answer is:
esteem
'respect' is the definition.
(I know that respect can be written as esteem)
'satisfies english revolutionary' is the wordplay.
'satisfies' becomes 'meets' ('meet' can be a synonym of 'satisfy').
'english' becomes 'E' (abbreviation).
'revolutionary' says the letters should be written in reverse (letters revolve around).
'meets'+'e'='meetse'
'meetse' in reverse letter order is 'ESTEEM'.
(Other definitions for esteem that I've seen before include "Respect, admire" , "Revere(nce)" , "Admiration, regard" , "Look upon favourably" , "Respect and admiration" .)