REVOLT


Meaning of REVOLT in English

I. re ‧ volt 1 /rɪˈvəʊlt $ -ˈvoʊlt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]

1 . a refusal to accept someone’s authority or obey rules or laws SYN rebellion :

The prime minister is now facing a revolt by members of his own party.

revolt against

a revolt against authority

revolt over

a revolt over the proposed spending cuts

in revolt

French farmers are in revolt over cheap imports.

2 . strong and often violent action by a lot of people against their ruler or government SYN rebellion ⇨ revolution :

the Polish revolt of 1863

revolt against

a revolt against the central government

revolt of

the successful revolt of the American colonies

put down/crush a revolt (=use military force to stop it)

Troops loyal to the President crushed the revolt.

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COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 2)

■ verbs

▪ a revolt breaks out (=starts)

In 1821 revolts broke out in Moldavia and Wallachia.

▪ people rise in revolt (=start to take part in a revolt)

At a word from Gandhi, India would have risen in revolt.

▪ lead a revolt

He led a revolt against Constantine and acclaimed Maximus as emperor.

▪ suppress/crush/put down a revolt (=end it by force)

The Russians speedily crushed the revolt.

■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + revolt

▪ a peasant revolt (=by people who work on farms)

This was the best-known peasant revolt in Soviet history.

▪ a popular revolt (=one involving a lot of ordinary people)

Opposition groups had called for a popular revolt against the President.

▪ open revolt (=not hidden or secret)

She faced open revolt from her Cabinet colleagues.

▪ armed revolt (=one in which weapons are used)

Somalis living just across the Ethiopian border rose up in armed revolt.

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THESAURUS

▪ revolt/rebellion/uprising an attempt by a large group of people at revolution:

a popular uprising (=involving ordinary people, not the army)

▪ coup /kuː/ an occasion when a group of people, especially soldiers, suddenly take control of a country:

a military coup

II. revolt 2 BrE AmE verb

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: révolter , from Old Italian rivoltare 'to defeat and remove from power' , from Latin revolvere ; ⇨ ↑ revolve ]

1 . [intransitive] if people revolt, they take strong and often violent action against the government, usually with the aim of taking power away from them SYN rebel ⇨ revolution

revolt against

It was feared that the army would revolt against the government.

2 . [intransitive] to refuse to accept someone’s authority or obey rules or laws SYN rebel

revolt against

Some members of the government may revolt against this proposed legislation.

3 . [transitive usually passive] if something revolts you, it is so unpleasant that it makes you feel sick and shocked ⇨ revulsion :

He was revolted by the smell.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.