- 1. n. To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence. Source: opted
- 2. n. 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. Source: opted
- 3. n. 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. Source: opted
- 4. v. t. To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight. Source: opted
- 5. v. t. To do violence to; to cause to turn away or shrink with abhorrence; to shock; as, to revolt the feelings. Source: opted
- 6. n. 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. Source: opted
- 7. n. A revolter. Source: opted
- 8. n. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another Source: wordnet
- 9. v. make revolution Source: wordnet
- 10. v. fill with distaste Source: wordnet
- 11. v. cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of Source: wordnet
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