revolt
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French révolter, from Italian rivoltare, from Vulgar Latin *revolvitāre, frequentative of Latin revolvō (“roll back”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
revolt (third-person singular simple present revolts, present participle revolting, simple past and past participle revolted)
- To rebel, particularly against authority.
- The farmers had to revolt against the government to get what they deserved.
- To greatly repel.
- Your brother revolts me!
Translations [edit]
to rebel
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Noun [edit]
revolt (plural revolts)
- an act of revolt
Translations [edit]
act of revolting
Related terms [edit]
Serbo-Croatian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
French révolte
Noun [edit]
rèvolt m (Cyrillic spelling рѐволт)