Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - revolt
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Revolt
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~1 v 1 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; rebel2 (George III's repressive measures forced the Colonies to revolt.) 2 to refuse to accept someone's authority or obey rules, laws etc + agains (Public opinion will revolt against any further increase in taxes.) 3 if something revolts you, it is so unpleasant that it makes you feel sick and shocked (be revolted by/at) (We were revolted by their cruelty.) (- see also revulsion) ~2 n 1 a refusal to accept someone's authority or obey rules, laws etc (The President faces a Senate revolt. | a child's revolt against rigid, oppressive parents) 2 strong and often violent action by a lot of people against their ruler or government + agains (an armed revolt against a tyrannical regime) in revolt (The peasants rose up in armed revolt.) 3 a feeling of being sick and very shocked at something unpleasant (a sense of revolt at the bloody scenes)
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(revolts, revolting, revolted) 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 N-VAR 2. When people revolt, they make an illegal and often violent attempt to change their country’s political system. In 1375 the townspeople revolted... VERB: V 3. 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 N-VAR 4. 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 VERB: V, V against n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. verb Etymology: Middle French ~er, from Old Italian rivoltare to overthrow, from Vulgar Latin *revolvitare, frequentative of Latin revolvere to revolve, roll back Date: 1539 intransitive verb 1. to renounce allegiance or subjection (as to a government) ; rebel 2. a. to experience disgust or shock b. to turn away with disgust transitive verb to cause to turn away or shrink with disgust or abhorrence • ~er noun II. noun Date: 1560 1. a renouncing of allegiance (as to a government or party); especially a determined armed uprising 2. a movement or expression of vigorous dissent Synonyms: see rebellion ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v. 1 intr. a rise in rebellion against authority. b (as revolted adj.) having revolted. 2 a tr. (often in passive) affect with strong disgust; nauseate (was revolted by the thought of it). b intr. (often foll. by at, against) feel strong disgust. --n. 1 an act of rebelling. 2 a state of insurrection (in revolt). 3 a sense of loathing. 4 a mood of protest or defiance. Etymology: F r{eacute}volter f. It. rivoltare ult. f. L revolvere (as REVOLVE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. восстание; мятеж; бунт in revolt —- восставший; охваченный восстанием to rouse (to stir up) the people to revolt —- поднять восстание, поднять народ на восстание to rise (to break out) in revolt —- восстать to repress (to put down) revolt —- подавить мятеж 2. (against) бунт, протест a revolt against image worship —- протест против идолопоклонства women in revolt against discrimination —- женщины, бурно выступающие против дискриминации 3. демонстративный выход (из какой-л. организации и т. п.) revolt from a party —- демонстративный выход из партии 4. уст. отвращение 5. восстать; взбунтоваться to revolt against smb. —- восстать (поднять восстание) против кого-л. 6. противиться, восставать; испытывать отвращение his nature (his heart) revolts at (from, against) deceit —- обман внушает ему отвращение, обман противен его натуре (претит ему) women were revolting against the restrictions on job opportunities —- женщины восставали против ограничения их права на выбор работы observers revolted from the employment of young children in the mines —- наблюдателей возмущало применение детского труда на рудниках this is a doctrine from which all sensible people must revolt —- это доктрина, от которой неизбежно отвернутся все разумные люди his common sense revolts against it —- его здравый смысл не мирится с этим 7. внушать, вызывать отвращение to revolt smb.'s feelings —- оскорблять...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) восстание, мятеж; in revolt - восставший; охваченный восстанием; to rise in revolt - восставать 2) протест, бунт 3) отвращение Syn: see uprising 2. v. 1) восстать, взбунтоваться (against); The prisoners are revolting against living conditions in the prisons. 2) противиться, восставать; чувствовать отвращение (at, from, against); I know I have to get up every morning, but my mind revolts against the thought. 3) отталкивать, вызывать отвращение ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1548, from M.Fr. revolter, from It. rivoltare "to overthrow, overturn," from V.L. *revolvitare "to overturn, overthrow," frequentive of L. revolvere "turn, roll back" (see revolve). The noun is from 1560. Revolting is 1593, originally subjective; objective sense of "repulsive" is first recorded 1806. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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