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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
Proper noun
Revel (plural Revels)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Revel is the 31107th 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
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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