revolt is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation

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Plain form
revolt

Third-person singular
revolts

Past tense
revolted

Past participle
revolted

Present participle
revolting

  1. (intransitive) If a person revolts, they act against an authority.
    The farmers had to revolt against the government to get what they deserve.
  2. (transitive) If something revolts you, its existence greatly repels you.
    Your brother revolts me!

Singular
revolt

Plural
revolts

  1. (countable) A revolt is an act of revolting.
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