Revolt Definition

rĭ-vōlt
revolted, revolts
verb
revolted, revolts
To rise up against the government.
Webster's New World
To refuse to submit to authority, custom, etc.; rebel; mutiny.
Webster's New World
To oppose or refuse to accept something.
Revolting against high taxes.
American Heritage
To fill with revulsion; disgust.
Webster's New World
To turn away (from) in revulsion.
Webster's New World
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noun
revolts
A rising up against the government; rebellion; insurrection.
Webster's New World
Any refusal to submit to or accept authority, custom, etc.
Webster's New World
An act of protest or rejection.
American Heritage
The state of a person or persons revolting.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Revolt

Noun

Singular:
revolt
Plural:
revolts

Origin of Revolt

  • From French révolter, from Italian rivoltare, itself either from ri- with the verb voltare, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *revoltāre < *revolvitāre, for *revolÅ«tāre, frequentative of Latin revolvō (“roll back") (through its past participle revolÅ«tus).

    From Wiktionary

  • French revolter from Italian rivoltare to turn round from Vulgar Latin revolvitāre frequentative of Latin revolvere to turn over revolve

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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