From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Revolt \Re*volt"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Revolted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Revolting}.] [Cf. F. r['e]voller, It. rivoltare. See
{Revolt}, n.]
1. To turn away; to abandon or reject something;
specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence.
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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.
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His clear intelligence revolted from the dominant
sophisms of that time. --J. Morley.
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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.
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Our discontented counties do revolt. --Shak.
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Plant those that have revolted in the van. --Shak.
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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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Revolting \Re*volt"ing\, a.
Causing abhorrence mixed with disgust; exciting extreme
repugnance; loathsome; as, revolting cruelty. --
{Re*volt"ing*ly}, adv.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
revolting
adj 1: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a
disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome
disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me";
"revolting food"; "a wicked stench" [syn: {disgusting},
{disgustful}, {distasteful}, {foul}, {loathly},
{loathsome}, {repellent}, {repellant}, {repelling},
{revolting}, {skanky}, {wicked}, {yucky}]
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