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re·volt

(rĭ-vōlt′)

v. re·volt·ed, re·volt·ing, re·volts

v.intr.

1. To attempt to overthrow the authority of the state; rebel.

2. To oppose or refuse to accept something: revolting against high taxes.

3. To feel disgust or repugnance: was revolted by the gory movie.

v.tr.

To fill with disgust or abhorrence; repel. See Synonyms at disgust.

1. An uprising, especially against state authority; a rebellion.

2. An act of protest or rejection.

3. The state of a person or persons in rebellion: students in revolt over administrative policies.

[French revolter, from Italian rivoltare, to turn round, from Vulgar Latin *revolvitāre, frequentative of Latin revolvere, to turn over; see revolve.]

re·volt′er n.

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revolt

(rɪˈvəʊlt)

1. a rebellion or uprising against authority

2. in revolt in the process or state of rebelling

3. (intr) to rise up in rebellion against authority

4. (usually passive) to feel or cause to feel revulsion, disgust, or abhorrence

[C16: from French révolter to revolt, from Old Italian rivoltare to overturn, ultimately from Latin revolvere to roll back, revolve]

reˈvolter n

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re•volt

(rɪˈvoʊlt)

v.i.

1. to break away from or rise against constituted authority, as by open rebellion; rebel: to revolt against the government.

2. to refuse to accept or be subjected to some authority, condition, etc.

3. to turn away in mental rebellion, disgust, or abhorrence: to revolt from eating meat.

4. to feel horror or aversion.

v.t.

5. to affect with disgust or abhorrence.

6. an act of revolting; insurrection or rebellion.

7. an expression or movement of spirited protest or dissent.

[1540–50; (v.) < Middle French revolter < Italian rivoltare to turn around < Vulgar Latin *revolvitāre, frequentative of Latin revolvere to roll back, unroll, revolve; (n.) < French révolte < Italian rivolta, derivative of rivoltare]

re•volt′er, n.

revolt

Past participle: revolted
Gerund: revolting

Imperative
revolt
revolt

Present
I revolt
you revolt
he/she/it revolts
we revolt
you revolt
they revolt

Preterite
I revolted
you revolted
he/she/it revolted
we revolted
you revolted
they revolted

Present Continuous
I am revolting
you are revolting
he/she/it is revolting
we are revolting
you are revolting
they are revolting

Present Perfect
I have revolted
you have revolted
he/she/it has revolted
we have revolted
you have revolted
they have revolted

Past Continuous
I was revolting
you were revolting
he/she/it was revolting
we were revolting
you were revolting
they were revolting

Past Perfect
I had revolted
you had revolted
he/she/it had revolted
we had revolted
you had revolted
they had revolted

Future
I will revolt
you will revolt
he/she/it will revolt
we will revolt
you will revolt
they will revolt

Future Perfect
I will have revolted
you will have revolted
he/she/it will have revolted
we will have revolted
you will have revolted
they will have revolted

Future Continuous
I will be revolting
you will be revolting
he/she/it will be revolting
we will be revolting
you will be revolting
they will be revolting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been revolting
you have been revolting
he/she/it has been revolting
we have been revolting
you have been revolting
they have been revolting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been revolting
you will have been revolting
he/she/it will have been revolting
we will have been revolting
you will have been revolting
they will have been revolting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been revolting
you had been revolting
he/she/it had been revolting
we had been revolting
you had been revolting
they had been revolting

Conditional
I would revolt
you would revolt
he/she/it would revolt
we would revolt
you would revolt
they would revolt

Past Conditional
I would have revolted
you would have revolted
he/she/it would have revolted
we would have revolted
you would have revolted
they would have revolted

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Noun	1.	revolt - organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another insurrection, uprising, rebellion, rising conflict, struggle, battle - an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" insurgence, insurgency - an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict intifada, intifadah - an uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000; "the first intifada ended when Israel granted limited autonomy to the Palestine National Authority in 1993" mutiny - open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
Verb	1.	revolt - make revolution; "The people revolted when bread prices tripled again" rebel, rise up, arise, rise - take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
	2.	revolt - fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me" disgust, gross out, repel excite, stir, stimulate - stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions" nauseate, turn one's stomach, sicken - upset and make nauseated; "The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach"; "The mold on the food sickened the diners"
	3.	revolt - cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us" churn up, sicken, disgust, nauseate repel, repulse - be repellent to; cause aversion in outrage, scandalise, scandalize, appal, appall, shock, offend - strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"

revolt

noun

1. uprising, rising, revolution, riot, rebellion, uprising, mutiny, defection, insurrection, subversion, insurgency, putsch, sedition, insurgence a revolt by ordinary people against the leaders

verb

1. rebel, rise up, resist, defect, mutiny, take to the streets, take up arms (against) The townspeople revolted.

2. disgust, offend, turn off (informal), sicken, repel, repulse, nauseate, gross out (U.S. slang), shock, turn your stomach, make your flesh creep, give you the creeps (informal) He entirely revolts me.

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revolt

verb

1. To refuse allegiance to and oppose by force a government or ruling authority:

mutiny, rebel, rise (up).

2. To offend the senses or feelings of:

disgust, nauseate, repel, sicken.

Idiom: turn one's stomach.

noun

Organized opposition intended to change or overthrow existing authority:

insurgence, insurgency, insurrection, mutiny, rebellion, revolution, sedition, uprising.

Translations

تَمَرُّدثَوْرَهيَثوريُثير إشْمِئْزاز

vzpouraznechutitvzbouřenívzbouřit se

gøre oprøroprøroprøre

Revolte revoltieren empören

dar asco rebelarse rebelión repugnar revuelta

révolte révolter révolter contre dégoûter

bunitipobunapobunitirevolt

undorodik

gera uppreisnuppreisnvekja viîbjóî hjá

rivolta disgustare ribellarsi ribellione

apimtas pasibjaurėjimokeliantis pasibjaurėjimąmaištavimas

dumpisdumpotiesizraisīt riebumusacelšanāssacelties

opprøres

переворот

vzbúrenie

uporupreti se

pobuniti

iğrendirmekisyanisyan etmeisyan etmek

使...厌恶使...反感反抗造反

revolt

[rɪˈvəʊlt]

A. N (= insurrection) → levantamiento m, revuelta f, sublevación f; (= rejection of authority) → rebelión f
a popular revolt → un levantamiento or una revuelta popular
southern cities are in (open) revolt against the regime → las ciudades del sur se han sublevado contra el régimen
students are in (open) revolt against the new examination system → los estudiantes se han rebelado contra el nuevo sistema de exámenes
to rise (up) in revolt → sublevarse, rebelarse

B. VT (= disgust) → dar asco a, repugnar
I was revolted by the sight → la escena me dio asco or me repugnó

C. VI (= rebel) → sublevarse, rebelarse (against contra)

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revolt

[rɪˈvəʊlt]

(= insurrection) → révolte f
armed revolt → révolte armée
to rise in revolt → se révolter

(against system, party line) → révolte f
in open revolt → en révolte ouverte

(= rise up) → se révolter
to revolt against [+ dictatorship, foreign rule, tyrant] → se révolter contre

[backbencher, teenager] → se révolter
to revolt against [+ system, discipline, parents] → se révolter contre

(= disgust physically) → dégoûter
The smell of decay revolted her → L'odeur de la pourriture la dégoûtait.

(= disgust morally) → révolter
He was revolted by what they had done → Il était révolté par ce qu'ils avaient fait.

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revolt

n → Empörung f, → Revolte f, → Aufstand m; to rise (up) in revolt → einen Aufstand or eine Revolte machen, sich erheben; to be in revolt (against) → rebellieren (gegen)

(= rebel) (→ gegen) → revoltieren, rebellieren

(= be disgusted) (→ bei, gegen) (one’s nature, sensibilities) → sich empören; (stomach) → rebellieren

vt → abstoßen, anekeln (inf); I was revolted by it → es hat mich angeekelt (inf) → or abgestoßen

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revolt

[rɪˈvəʊlt]

1. n → rivolta, ribellione f
to be in open revolt → essere in aperta rivolta

2. vt → (far) rivoltare
to be revolted by sth → provare disgusto per qc

3. vi

a. (rebel) to revolt (against sb/sth) → ribellarsi (a qn/qc)

b. (feel disgust) to revolt at or against → rivoltarsi (a or di fronte a)

revolt

(rəˈvəult) verb

1. to rebel (against a government etc). The army revolted against the dictator.

2. to disgust. His habits revolt me.

noun

1. the act of rebelling. The peasants rose in revolt.

2. a rebellion.

reˈvolted adjective

having a feeling of disgust. I felt quite revolted at the sight.

reˈvolting adjective

causing a feeling of disgust. revolting food.

References in classic literature ?

It is true, they realized that the Peasant Revolt was unplanned, and that the First Revolt was premature; but they little realized that the Second Revolt, planned and mature, was doomed to equal futility and more terrible punishment.

It is apparent that Avis Everhard completed the Manuscript during the last days of preparation for the Second Revolt; hence the fact that there is no mention of the disastrous outcome of the Second Revolt.

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"I command the Army of Revolt in this war," answered the General, with unnecessary sharpness.

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He meditates a revolt, raises an army, and makes an attempt to seize upon the author.

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Immoral, licentious, anarchical, unscientific -- call them by what names you will -- yet, from an aesthetic point of view, those ancient days of the Colour Revolt were the glorious childhood of Art in Flatland -- a childhood, alas, that never ripened into manhood, nor even reached the blossom of youth.

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The causes of the difficulties in seizing the kingdom of the Turk are that the usurper cannot be called in by the princes of the kingdom, nor can he hope to be assisted in his designs by the revolt of those whom the lord has around him.

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But what is worst of all is, that general confusion which those who are in power introduce to impede the ordinary course of justice; which sufficiently shows what is the nature of the government, or rather lawless force: for it is usual with the principal persons amongst them to collect together some of the common people and their friends, and then revolt and set up for themselves, and come to blows with each other.

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Secondly and thirdly we may ascribe the rise of the new epic to the nature of the Boeotian people and, as already remarked, to a spirit of revolt against the old epic.

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"That it is no longer a riot, madame," he replied, "but a revolt."

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The way in which he had been managing his land revolted him and had lost all attraction for him.

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When from dark error's subjugation My words of passionate exhortation Had wrenched thy fainting spirit free; And writhing prone in thine affliction Thou didst recall with malediction The vice that had encompassed thee: And when thy slumbering conscience, fretting By recollection's torturing flame, Thou didst reveal the hideous setting Of thy life's current ere I came: When suddenly I saw thee sicken, And weeping, hide thine anguished face, Revolted, maddened, horror-stricken, At memories of foul disgrace.

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I greatly fear he has declined -- in which case I can lay my hand on my heart, and solemnly declare that his meanness revolts me.