Revolt | Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Re-vōlt' or Re-vŏlt', v. i.

verbintransitive

(20) (Synop., § 130), v. i. [Fr. révolter, It. rivoltare, from Lat. revolvere, revolutum, to roll back. See REVOLVE.] 1. To roll off or back; hence, to turn away. But this is got by casting pearl to hogs, That bawl for freedom in their senseless mood, And still revolt when truth would set them free. Milton. 2. Hence, to renounce allegiance or subjection; to rise against the government in declared rebellion. Our discontented counties do revolt. Shak. 3. To be grossly offended or shocked;—with at.

Re-vōlt', v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. REVOLT-ED; p. pr. & vb. n. REVOLTING.]

To put to flight; to turn; to overturn. Burke.
To do violence to; to cause to shrink or turn away with abhorrence; to shock; as, to revolt the mind or the feelings.

Their honest pride of their purer religion had revolted the Babylonians. Milford. Town, court, and country were revolted at the notion of seeing those base-born and unpopular persons on the throne of St. Louis. White.

Re-vōlt' or Re-vŏlt', n.

noun

n. [Fr. révolte, It. rivolta. See supra.] 1. The act of revolting; especially, a renunciation of allegiance and subjection to one's prince or government; as, the revolt of a province of the Roman empire. Who first seduced them to that foul revolt? Milton. 2. A revolter. [Obs.] Shak. Syn. — Insurrection; sedition; rebellion; mutiny. See INSURRECTION.