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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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] His clear intelligence revolted from the dominant sophisms of that time. --J. Morley. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Our discontented counties do revolt. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Plant those that have revolted in the van. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Revolt \Re*volt"\, n. [F. r['e]volte, 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. [1913 Webster] Who first seduced them to that foul revolt? --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. A revolter. [Obs.] "Ingrate revolts." --Shak. [1913 Webster] Syn: Insurrection; sedition; rebellion; mutiny. See {Insurrection}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Revolt \Re*volt"\, v. t. 1. To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To do violence to; to cause to turn away or shrink with abhorrence; to shock; as, to revolt the feelings. [1913 Webster] This abominable medley is made rather to revolt young and ingenuous minds. --Burke. [1913 Webster] To derive delight from what inflicts pain on any sentient creatuure revolted his conscience and offended his reason. --J. Morley. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: revolt n 1: organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another [syn: {rebellion}, {insurrection}, {revolt}, {rising}, {uprising}] v 1: make revolution; "The people revolted when bread prices tripled again" 2: fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me" [syn: {disgust}, {gross out}, {revolt}, {repel}] 3: cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us" [syn: {disgust}, {revolt}, {nauseate}, {sicken}, {churn up}]