■ verb
1》 rise in rebellion.
↘refuse to acknowledge someone or something as having authority.
↘[as adjective ~ed ] archaic having rebelled.
2》 cause to feel disgust.
■ noun an attempt to end the authority of a person or group by rebelling.
↘a refusal to obey or conform.
Derivatives
~ing adjective
~ingly adverb
Origin
C16: from Fr. révolte (n.), révolter (v.), from Ital. rivoltare , based on L. revolvere (see revolve ).