REVOLTS
Noun
revolts
plural of revolt
Verb
revolts
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of revolt
Source: Wiktionary
REVOLT
Re*volt", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Revolted; p. pr. & vb. n. Revolting.]
Etym: [Cf. F. révoller, It. rivoltare. See Revolt, n.]
1. To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to
turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence.
But this got by casting pearl to hogs, That bawl for freedom in their
senseless mood, And still revolt when trith would set them free.
Milton.
HIs clear intelligence revolted from the dominant sophisms of that
time. J. Morley.
2. Hence, to be faithless; to desert one party or leader for another;
especially, to renounce allegiance or subjection; to rise against a
government; to rebel.
Our discontented counties do revolt. Shak.
Plant those that have revolted in the van. Shak.
3. To be disgusted, shocked, or grossly offended; hence, to feel
nausea; -- with at; as, the stomach revolts at such food; his nature
revolts at cruelty.
Re*volt", v. t.
1. To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight.
[Obs.] Spenser.
2. To do violence to; to cause to turn away or shrink with
abhorrence; to shock; as, to revolt the feelings.
This abominable medley is made rather to revolt young and ingenuous
minds. Burke.
To derive delight from what inflicts pain on any sentient creatuure
revolted his conscience and offended his reason. J. Morley.
Re*volt", n. Etym: [F. révolte, It. rivolta, fr. rivolto, p. p. fr.
L. revolvere, revolutum. See Revolve.]
1. The act of revolting; an uprising against legitimate authority;
especially, a renunciation of allegiance and subjection to a
government; rebellion; as, the revolt of a province of the Roman
empire.
Who first seduced them to that foul revolt Milton.
2. A revolter. [Obs.] "Ingrate revolts." Shak.
Syn.
– Insurrection; sedition; rebellion; mutiny. See Insurrection.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition