REVEL

revel, revelry

(noun) unrestrained merrymaking

delight, enjoy, revel

(verb) take delight in; “he delights in his granddaughter”

revel, racket, make whoopie, make merry, make happy, whoop it up, jollify, wassail

(verb) celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; “The members of the wedding party made merry all night”; “Let’s whoop it up--the boss is gone!”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Revel (plural Revels)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Revel is the 31107^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 746 individuals. Revel is most common among White (80.29%) and Black/African American (10.46%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Lever, elver, lever

Etymology 1

Noun

revel (plural revels)

An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.

A kind of dance.

A wake for the dead.

Verb

revel (third-person singular simple present revels, present participle reveling or revelling, simple past and past participle reveled or revelled)

To make merry; to have a happy, lively time.

To take delight (in something).

Synonyms

• (make merry): carouse, celebrate

Etymology 2

Verb

revel (third-person singular simple present revels, present participle revelling, simple past and past participle revelled)

(obsolete) To draw back; to retract.

Noun

revel (plural revels)

(architecture) Alternative form of reveal

Anagrams

• Lever, elver, lever

Source: Wiktionary

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Rev"el, n. (Arch.)

Definition: See Reveal. [R.]

Rev"el, n. Etym: [OF. revel rebellion, disorder, feast, sport. See Revel, v. i.]

Definition: A feast with loose and noisy jollity; riotous festivity or merrymaking; a carousal. This day in mirth and revel to dispend. Chaucer. Some men ruin . . . their bodies by incessant revels. Rambler. Master of the revels, Revel master. Same as Lord of misrule, under Lord.

Rev"el, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Reveled or Revelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Reveling or Revelling.] Etym: [OF. reveler to revolt, rebel, make merry, fr. L. rebellare. See Rebel.]

1. To feast in a riotous manner; to carouse; to act the bacchanalian; to make merry. Shak.

2. To move playfully; to indulge without restraint. "Where joy most revels." Shak.

Re*vel", v. t. Etym: [L. revellere; re- + vellere to pluck, pull.]

Definition: To draw back; to retract. [Obs.] Harvey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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