revolt1 nounrevolt2 verb
revoltre‧volt1 /rɪˈvəʊlt $ -ˈvoʊlt/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable] 
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Army forces crushed the revolt, forcing many to flee the country.
- At a word from Ghandi, India would have risen in revolt.
- Herrera knew that if his government failed to put down the revolt, it would spread to outlying areas.
- In 1880, a peasant revolt swept the country in protest at the tax on salt.
- Louverture headed the revolt of the slaves in the French colony of San Domingo.
- Mayhew's remarks represented the first American call for revolt against England.
- The Confederate government provided troops to suppress slave revolts.
- A politicisation of the thinking classes has taken place in the Thatcher years, echoing the revolt of intelligence in the 1930s.
- But as Lucy Re-Bartlett asserted, chastity was part of women's revolt against false social conditions.
- Instead townspeople speak of Maan's glorious role in sparking another great rebellion, the Arab revolt against the Ottomans.
- Only a matter of time until he leads a revolt of angels..
- The inevitable revolt shows only too plainly the helplessness of the seamen against the power of authority.
- There was open talk of revolt in sections of her party.
- When Wittikind and his warriors capitulated, the revolt began to collapse.
THESAURUS
an attempt by a large group of people at revolution: · a popular uprising (=involving ordinary people, not the army)
an occasion when a group of people, especially soldiers, suddenly take control of a country: · a military coup
Longman Language Activatoran attempt to change the government or other authority, often using violence an organized attempt to change the government or other authority, often by using violence: · In 1968, a student rebellion in Paris sparked off a nationwide general strike.· The rebellion started in Kilalla and spread quickly through the Western provinces.rebellion against: · The citizens of Kwangju rose in rebellion against the oppressive regime.· The Duke of Ormond led a military rebellion against the new king. crush/put down a rebellion (=use force to stop it): · Troops were used to put down a rebellion and arrest hundreds of protestors.· The rebellion was crushed by an army assault in which over 200 people died.mount/stage a rebellion (=begin a rebellion): · an unsuccessful attempt to mount a rebellion against British rule· A rebel army of political dissidents had staged a rebellion in December 1989.
a successful attempt by the people of a country to change or destroy the government, often by using violence: · The 1789 revolution marked the end of the French monarchy.· Trotsky was one of the leading figures in the Russian Revolution of 1917.· Just 12 days after the emperor's death, the country erupted into revolution.· an era of rural unrest and peasant revolution
an attempt, especially one that only continues for a short time, to change the government by using violence: · In 1880, a peasant revolt swept the country in protest at the tax on salt.· Louverture headed the revolt of the slaves in the French colony of San Domingo.revolt against: · At a word from Gandhi, India would have risen in revolt.· Mayhew's remarks represented the first American call for revolt against England.crush/suppress/put down a revolt: · Army forces crushed the revolt, forcing many to flee the country.· The Confederate government provided troops to suppress slave revolts.· Herrera knew that if his government failed to put down the revolt, it would spread to outlying areas.
formal an organized attempt to change the government, through violence, especially an attempt that involves a large number of people: · It was widely believed that the outlaws had been plotting an insurrection.· the ruthless suppression of slave insurrections· an outbreak of insurrectionarmed insurrection (=an insurrection in which weapons are used): · The reign of civil disorder and terrorism culminated in armed insurrection.
a sudden unplanned, and often unsuccessful attempt to change the government or other authority, using violence: · Peasant uprisings were the first signs of discontent among the people.· The new law prompted a pro-democracy uprising in the south.· The short-lived uprising fizzled out in the face of strong opposition from government forces.uprising against: · a failed uprising against French colonial rulequell/put down an uprising (=stop it): · The President took immediate steps to quell the uprising.· The new leader put down the uprising by dispatching government troops to the area.
an organized attempt by a group of people in the army or navy to take power from their officers by refusing to obey their orders and using violence: · The film tells the story of a mutiny aboard a slave ship.· Thirteen soldiers were sentenced to life imprisonment for mutiny.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 2verbs
The rebellion was led by the King’s brother.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
(=starts)· In 1821 revolts broke out in Moldavia and Wallachia.
(=start to take part in a revolt)· At a word from Gandhi, India would have risen in revolt.
· He led a revolt against Constantine and acclaimed Maximus as emperor.
(=end it by force)· The Russians speedily crushed the revolt.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + revolt (=by people who work on farms)· This was the best-known peasant revolt in Soviet history.
(=one involving a lot of ordinary people)· Opposition groups had called for a popular revolt against the president.
(=not hidden or secret)· She faced open revolt from her Cabinet colleagues.
(=one in which weapons are used)· Somalis living just across the Ethiopian border rose up in armed revolt.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The rebellion was led by the King’s brother.· This was the best-known and recorded peasant revolt in Soviet history, yet its practical achievements were nil.
· However, no significant slave revolt took place in the Confederacy as the war progressed.· Some Union commanders even continued to uphold the antebellum policy of protecting resident slaveholders from slave revolts.· With its ability to sound the call of slave revolt across the miles, it was simply too dangerous to exist.· Not many years after these freed men invented their church organization, desperate militants inspired slave revolts.· Even the accounts of the slave revolt are woven skillfully into the novel.
· The tax revolt was showing itself.· We have debated that issue endlessly since the tax revolt of 1978, and it has not solved our problems.
VERB· Only a matter of time until he leads a revolt of angels...· He then led a revolt against Constantine in Gaul, which was defeated, and committed suicide at Marseilles in 310.· Mrs Thatcher was a natural to lead the revolt of the petite-bourgeoisie.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► crush a rebellion/uprising/revolt etc
1a refusal to accept someone’s authority or obey rules or laws SYN rebellion: - My father's father, a soldier in the Black Watch, had helped put down a rebellion one Easter in Dublin.
The prime minister is now facing a revolt by members of his own party.revolt against a revolt against authorityrevolt over a revolt over the proposed spending cutsin revolt French farmers are in revolt over cheap imports.► see thesaurus at revolution2strong and often violent action by a lot of people against their ruler or government SYN rebellion: the Polish revolt of 1863revolt against a revolt against the central governmentrevolt of the successful revolt of the American coloniesput down/crush a revolt (=use military force to stop it) Troops loyal to the president crushed the revolt.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2verbsa revolt breaks out (=starts)· In 1821 revolts broke out in Moldavia and Wallachia.people rise in revolt (=start to take part in a revolt)· At a word from Gandhi, India would have risen in revolt.lead a revolt· He led a revolt against Constantine and acclaimed Maximus as emperor.suppress/crush/put down a revolt (=end it by force)· The Russians speedily crushed the revolt.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + revolta peasant revolt (=by people who work on farms)· This was the best-known peasant revolt in Soviet history.a popular revolt (=one involving a lot of ordinary people)· Opposition groups had called for a popular revolt against the president.open revolt (=not hidden or secret)· She faced open revolt from her Cabinet colleagues.armed revolt (=one in which weapons are used)· Somalis living just across the Ethiopian border rose up in armed revolt.revolt1 nounrevolt2 verb
revoltrevolt2 verb WORD ORIGINrevolt2
Origin:
1500-1600 French révolter, from Old Italian rivoltare ‘to defeat and remove from power’, from Latin revolvere; ➔ REVOLVEVERB TABLE
revolt
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | revolt |
| he, she, it | revolts | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | revolted |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have revolted |
| he, she, it | has revolted | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had revolted |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will revolt |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have revolted |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am revolting |
| he, she, it | is revolting | |
| you, we, they | are revolting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was revolting |
| you, we, they | were revolting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been revolting |
| he, she, it | has been revolting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been revolting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be revolting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been revolting |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- He kissed her full on the lips in a way that revolted her.
- I don't wear fur, I was so revolted by what I saw at a fox farm once.
- I opened the door and was instantly revolted by the smell.
- News reached the capital that two garrisons in the south had revolted against the government.
- Some of the Arab tribes were persuaded to revolt against Turkish rule.
- The community revolted at the proposal to move the bank downtown.
- When Napoleon won control of the region and attached it to Bavaria, the Tiroleans revolted.
- However, ordinary people are beginning to revolt against this.
- I revolted by becoming a Sensitive person, which I am not.
- I think the huge scale massacre of pheasants is revolting.
- If the army revolted or went over to the opposition, all was lost.
- It may have been revolting but the effect was wonderful.
- Sadly, she never carries cash, so any hope of seeing her choose something unusually revolting for daughter-in-law Fergie soon faded.
- Such a scene does seem too revolting to record.
- Unless they are sadists, military pros are revolted by that.
Longman Language Activatorto seem very unpleasant to someone
· His habit of sniffing loudly really disgusted her.· The heat, the noise, the smell of the other passengers; everything about the subway disgusted him.· "Get out," she said. "You disgust me!"
if something revolts you, you think it is extremely unpleasant: · I opened the door and was instantly revolted by the smell.· He kissed her full on the lips in a way that revolted her.
if something turns your stomach it makes you feel ill because it is so unpleasant or shocking: · The sight of the dead body turned his stomach.· The strike has meant piles of rotting garbage in the streets. "It's enough to turn your stomach," said one resident.
if something such as violence or suffering sickens you, it makes you feel ill and you wish you could stop it: · The smell of the blood sickened her and she ran out of the room.· "Some of the recent attacks on horses in this area are enough to sicken anyone," a police spokesman said.
to take part in a rebellion · The eastern provinces are likely to rebel if they are not given more freedom.rebel against · The slaves were punished for rebelling against their owners.· When the federal government refused this request, the Southern States rebelled.
to take part in an attempt, especially one that continues only for a short time, to change the government using violence: · When Napoleon won control of the region and attached it to Bavaria, the Tiroleans revolted. revolt against: · Some of the Arab tribes were persuaded to revolt against Turkish rule.· News reached the capital that two garrisons in the south had revolted against the government.
if people rise up , large numbers of them begin violently to oppose their government or other authority, especially without planning to do this: · First, the autoworkers rose up, followed by the steelworkers.· He forecast that the people of Egypt would rise up and overthrow the government.rise up against: · The people of Damascus rose up against their governors.· a proclamation urging the people to rise up against their mastersrise up in revolt/in arms/in rebellion: · The Maya farmers rose up in arms to demand greater democracy and freedom.· The troops would rise up in open rebellion if we tried to make them march any further.
if a group in the army or navy mutiny , they try to take power from their officers by refusing to obey their orders and using violence: · At Odessa, the sailors of the Imperial navy mutinied.mutiny against: · Army factions mutinied against orders from Beijing.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The rebellion was led by the King’s brother.
The rebellion was led by the King’s brother.PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► crush a rebellion/uprising/revolt etc
1[intransitive] if people revolt, they take strong and often violent action against the government, usually with the aim of taking power away from them SYN rebelrevolt against- My father's father, a soldier in the Black Watch, had helped put down a rebellion one Easter in Dublin.
It was feared that the army would revolt against the government.2[intransitive] to refuse to accept someone’s authority or obey rules or laws SYN rebelrevolt against Some members of the government may revolt against this proposed legislation.3[transitive] if something revolts you, it is so unpleasant that it makes you feel sick and shocked: He was revolted by the smell.GRAMMAR Revolt is usually passive in this meaning.