verb

revolt

rih-VOHLT

verb

To rise up in rebellion against authority.

"The colonies eventually revolted against their rulers."

To cause strong disgust in someone.

"The smell from the bins revolted her."

noun

An uprising or act of rebellion.

"The peasant revolt spread quickly through the countryside."

How to Use Revolt

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishEither to rebel against authority, or to disgust someone.

Common pairings

revolt against peasant revolt crush a revolt

Word Forms

revolted past tense, revolt plural, revolted plural, revolts plural, revolts singular, revolt singular, revolted singular, revoltest singular, revoltedst singular, revolteth singular

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Etymology

Borrowed from French révolter, from Italian rivoltare, related to Latin revolvere, "to roll back".