Revolt
11revolt — ► VERB 1) rebel against or defy an authority. 2) cause to feel disgust. ► NOUN ▪ an act of rebellion or defiance. DERIVATIVES revolting adjective. ORIGIN French révolter, from Latin revolvere roll back …
12revolt — re|volt1 [rıˈvəult US ˈvoult] n [U and C] 1.) a refusal to accept someone s authority or obey rules or laws = ↑rebellion ▪ The prime minister is now facing a revolt by members of his own party. revolt against ▪ a revolt against authority revolt… …
13revolt — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ mass, popular, serious (esp. BrE), widespread (esp. BrE) ▪ There was a widespread revolt against the party leadership. ▪ open ▪ …
14revolt — I n. 1) to incite, stir up a revolt 2) to crush, put down, quash, quell a revolt 3) a peasant revolt 4) a revolt breaks out, erupts 5) a revolt against II v. (D; intr.) to revolt against, at * * * [rɪ vəʊlt] at erupts …
15revolt — 01. Thousands of people were killed during the years of [revolt] against the military regime in that country. 02. The people [revolted] against the King, and were able to establish a democratic government. 03. The Premier is facing a [revolt] by… …
16revolt — revolter, n. /ri vohlt /, v.i. 1. to break away from or rise against constituted authority, as by open rebellion; cast off allegiance or subjection to those in authority; rebel; mutiny: to revolt against the present government. 2. to turn away in …
17revolt — 1 verb 1 (I) if a group of people revolt, they take strong and often violent action against the government, usually with the aim of taking power away from them; rebel 2: George III s repressive measures forced the Colonies to revolt. 2 (I) to… …
18revolt — I UK [rɪˈvəʊlt] / US [rɪˈvoʊlt] verb Word forms revolt : present tense I/you/we/they revolt he/she/it revolts present participle revolting past tense revolted past participle revolted 1) a) [intransitive] to say that you will not accept someone s …
19revolt — [[t]rɪvo͟ʊlt[/t]] revolts, revolting, revolted 1) N VAR 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... The… …
20revolt — re|volt1 [ rı voult ] verb 1. ) intransitive to try to remove the government of your country using force: REBEL: The Poles revolted several times in the 19th century. a ) to say that you will not accept someone s authority or leadership: revolt… …
