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1. (v.i.) revolt
to break away from or rise against constituted authority, as by open rebellion; rebel:
to revolt against the government.
2. revolt
to refuse to accept or be subjected to some authority, condition, etc.
3. revolt
to turn away in mental rebellion, disgust, or abhorrence:
to revolt from eating meat.
4. revolt
to feel horror or aversion.
5. (v.t.) revolt
to affect with disgust or abhorrence.
6. (n.) revolt
an act of revolting; insurrection or rebellion.
7. revolt
an expression or movement of spirited protest or dissent.
Etymology: (1540–50; (v.) < MF revolter < It rivoltare to turn around < VL *revolvitāre, freq. of L revolvere to roll back, unroll, revolve ; (n.) < F révolte < It rivolta, der. of rivoltare)
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1. (verb) rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
2. (verb) revolt
make revolution
"The people revolted when bread prices tripled again"
3. (verb) disgust, gross out, revolt, repel
fill with distaste
"This spoilt food disgusts me"
4. (verb) disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn up
cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
"The pornographic pictures sickened us"
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1. (verb) revolt
to fight against authority or rules
The peasants were about to revolt.; The labor unions revolted and the riots began.
2. revolt
to make sb feel disgust
The way he eats with his mouth open revolts me.
3. (noun) revolt
a fight against authority or rules; = uprising
a revolt against the government; The people were in revolt.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) revolt
to turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence
2. (noun) revolt
hence, to be faithless; to desert one party or leader for another; especially, to renounce allegiance or subjection; to rise against a government; to rebel
3. (noun) revolt
to be disgusted, shocked, or grossly offended; hence, to feel nausea; -- with at; as, the stomach revolts at such food; his nature revolts at cruelty
4. (noun) revolt
the act of revolting; an uprising against legitimate authority; especially, a renunciation of allegiance and subjection to a government; rebellion; as, the revolt of a province of the Roman empire
5. (noun) revolt
a revolter
6. (verb) revolt
to cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight
7. (verb) revolt
to do violence to; to cause to turn away or shrink with abhorrence; to shock; as, to revolt the feelings
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Sense: to rebel (against a government etc)
The army revolted against the dictator.
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 Afrikaans: in opstand kom |
 Arabic: يَثور |
 Bulgarian: възставам |
 Brazilian: revoltar-se |
 Czech: vzbouřit se |
 German: revoltieren |
 Danish: gøre oprør |
 Greek: επαναστατώ, εξεγείρομαι |
 Spanish: rebelarse/sublevarse |
 Estonian: mässu tõstma |
 Farsi: شورش کردن |
 Finnish: kapinoida |
 French: se révolter/rebeller cont |
 Hebrew: לִמרוֹד |
 Hindi: राजद्रोही होना |
 Croatian: buniti se, dići bunu |
 Hungarian: (fel)lázad |
 Indonesian: memberontak |
 Icelandic: gera uppreisn |
 Italian: rivoltarsi |
 Japanese: 反乱する |
 Korean: 반란을 일으키다 |
 Lithuanian: sukilti, maištauti |
 Latvian: sacelšanās; dumpis |
 Malay: memberontak |
 Dutch: rebelleren |
 Norwegian: gjøre opprør |
 Polish: zbuntować się |
 Persian: شورش کردن |
 Pashto: خپه كيدل متاتر كول، زړه ب |
 Portuguese: revoltar-se |
 Romanian: a se revolta/a se răzvrăt |
 Russian: взбунтоваться |
 Slovak: vzbúriť sa |
 Slovenian: upreti se |
 Serbian: pobuniti se |
 Swedish: revoltera |
 Thai: ปฏิวัติ |
 Turkish: isyan etmek |
 Taiwanese: 反抗 |
 Ukrainian: повставати, бунтуватися |
 Urdu: بغاوت کرنا |
 Vietnamese: nổi dậy |
 Chinese: 反抗 |
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