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Etymology edit

Derived from Latin rebellāre. Compare French rebeller and Italian ribellare.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [riˈbeli]
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  • Rhymes: -eli
  • Hyphenation: ri‧be‧li

Verb edit

ribeli (present ribelas, past ribelis, future ribelos, conditional ribelus, volitive ribelu)

  1. (intransitive) to rebel, to rise up, to revolt
    Coordinate terms: agiti, tumulti, inciti, revolucii, rifuzi
    La adoleskanto ribelis kontraŭ sia patrino kaj forkuris de hejme.
    The teenager rebelled against his mother and ran away from home.
    Se la civitanoj ne estas feliĉaj, ili fine ribelos.
    If the citizens aren't happy, they'll eventually rebel.

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