revolt meaning
EN[ɹɪvɒlt] [ɹɪvəʊlt] [-əʊlt]US
- NounPLrevoltsPREré-
- an act of revolt.
- an act of revolt.
- VerbSGrevoltsPRrevoltingPT, PPrevolted
- To rebel, particularly against authority.
- The farmers had to revolt against the government to get what they deserved.
- To repel greatly.
- Your brother revolts me!
- To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight.
- (intransitive) To be disgusted, shocked, or grossly offended; hence, to feel nausea; used with at.
- The stomach revolts at such food; his nature revolts at cruelty.
- To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence.
- To rebel, particularly against authority.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- Well-to-do citizens, both Reformed and Catholic, also backed down and withdrew their demands, forming a united front to suppress the revolt in the cities, either through hardhandedness or appeasement.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
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