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.
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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

Revolt Sentence Examples

  • He was suspected of bringing about a revolt in Scotland.

  • Mahommed in fact represented a revolt against the anthropomorphism of commonplace Mahommedan orthodoxy, but he was a rigid predestinarian and a strict observer of the law.

  • All the land was lost in the next few years, partly by the revolt of the local farmers.

  • Against the attendant abuses the Augustinian monk Martin Luther posted (31st October 1517) on the church door at Wittenberg his famous ninety-five theses, which were the signal for widespread revolt against the church.

  • After a severe struggle, the revolt was suppressed by the Roman general, Julius Severus, and Jerusalem was recaptured and again destroyed.

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Words Starting With

RREREV

Words Ending With

TLTOLT

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Words Starting With R and Ending With T

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With R6 Letter Words Ending With T