Etymology : Middle French revolter, from Old Italian rivoltare to overthrow, from Vulgar Latin revolvitare, frequentative of Latin revolvere to revolve, roll back
Pronunciation : ri-'vOlt
also -'volt
Function : verb
Date : 1539
1. rebellion, uprising, insurrection; act of protest. rebel, rise up against authority; shock, cause disgust; be shocked, feel disgusted. revolt\re*volt"\ , v. i. [imp. & p. p. revolted; p. pr. & vb. n. revolting.] [cf. f. révoller, it. rivoltare. see:
revolt, n.].
2. to turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence. but this got by casting pearl to hogs, that bawl for freedom in their senseless mood, and still revolt when trith would set them free. his clear intelligence revolted from the dominant sophisms of that time. morley.
3. 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. our discontented counties do revolt. plant those that have revolted in the van.
4. 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.revolt \re*volt"\, v. t.
5. to cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight. [obs.].
6. to do violence to; to cause to turn away or shrink with abhorrence; to shock; as, to revolt the feelings. this abominable medley is made rather to revolt young and ingenuous minds. to derive delight from what inflicts pain on any sentient creatuure revolted his conscience and offended his reason. morley.revolt \re*volt"\, n. [f. révolte, it. rivolta, fr. rivolto, p. p. fr. l. revolvere, revolutum. see:
revolve.].
7. 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. who first seduced them to that foul revolt?.
8. a revolter. [obs.] "ingrate revolts.".
9. To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight.
13. To do violence to; to cause to turn away or shrink with abhorrence; to shock; as, to revolt the feelings.
14. 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.
15. A revolter. make revolution; "The people revolted when bread prices tripled again".
16. 1. A revolt is an illegal and often violent attempt by a group of people to change their country's political system. It was undeniably a revolt by ordinary people against their leaders = rebellion.
17. When people revolt, they make an illegal and often violent attempt to change their country's political system. In 1375 the townspeople revolted.
18. A revolt by a person or group against someone or something is a refusal to accept the authority of that person or thing. The prime minister is facing a revolt by party activists over his refusal to hold a referendum = rebellion.
19. When people revolt against someone or something, they reject the authority of that person or reject that thing. The prime minister only reacted when three of his senior cabinet colleagues revolted and resigned in protest on Friday night Caroline revolted against her ballet training at sixteen. = rebel. Bear Flag Revolt Ciompi Revolt of the Decembrist revolt Ionian revolt Peasants' Revolt.
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