revolt
revolt definition
re·volt (ri vōlt′)
noun
- a rising up against the government; rebellion; insurrection
- any refusal to submit to or accept authority, custom, etc.
- the state of a person or persons revolting
Etymology: Fr révolte < révolter, to revolt < It rivoltare < VL *revolutare, for L revolvere: see revolve
intransitive verb
- to rise up against the government
- to refuse to submit to authority, custom, etc.; rebel; mutiny
- to turn away (from) in revulsion
- to be disgusted or shocked; feel repugnance: with at or against
Etymology: Fr révolter
transitive verb
to fill with revulsion; disgust
Related Forms:
- revolter re·volt′er noun
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