revolt
English
Etymology
From French révolter, from Italian rivoltare, from Vulgar Latin *revolvitāre, frequentative of Latin revolvō (“roll back”).
Pronunciation
Verb
revolt (third-person singular simple present revolts, present participle revolting, simple past and past participle revolted)
- To rebel, particularly against authority.
- The farmers had to revolt against the government to get what they deserved.
- To greatly repel.
- Your brother revolts me!
Translations
to rebel
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Noun
revolt (plural revolts)
- an act of revolt
Translations
act of revolting