REVOLT


Meaning of REVOLT in English

noun a revolter.

2. revolt ·vt to cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight.

3. revolt ·noun to turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence.

4. revolt ·vt to do violence to; to cause to turn away or shrink with abhorrence; to shock; as, to revolt the feelings.

5. revolt ·noun to be disgusted, shocked, or grossly offended; hence, to feel nausea;

— with at; as, the stomach revolts at such food; his nature revolts at cruelty.

6. revolt ·noun hence, to be faithless; to desert one party or leader for another; especially, to renounce allegiance or subjection; to rise against a government; to rebel.

7. revolt ·noun the act of revolting; an uprising against legitimate authority; especially, a renunciation of allegiance and subjection to a government; rebellion; as, the revolt of a province of the roman empire.

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