Rebelled

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rebel \Re*bel"\ (r[-e]*b[e^]l"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rebelled}
     (r[-e]*b[e^]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rebelling}.] [F. rebeller,
     fr. L. rebellare to make war again; pref. re- again + bellare
     to make war, fr. bellum war. See {Bellicose}, and cf. {Revel}
     to carouse.]
     1. To renounce, and resist by force, the authority of the


        ruler or government to which one owes obedience. See
        {Rebellion}.
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              The murmur and the churls' rebelling. --Chaucer.
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              Ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel
              this day against the Lord.            --Josh. xxii.
                                                    16.
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     2. To be disobedient to authority; to assume a hostile or
        insubordinate attitude; to revolt.
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              How could my hand rebel against my heart?
              How could your heart rebel against your reason?
                                                    --Dryden.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rebel
       adj 1: used by northerners of Confederate soldiers; "the rebel
              yell"
       2: participating in organized resistance to a constituted
          government; "the rebelling confederacy" [syn: {rebel(a)},
          {rebelling(a)}, {rebellious}]
       n 1: `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers
            by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War;
            `grayback' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms
            [syn: {Reb}, {Johnny Reb}, {Johnny}, {grayback}]
       2: a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the
          constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving
          conditions) [syn: {insurgent}, {insurrectionist}, {freedom
          fighter}]
       3: someone who exhibits great independence in thought and
          action [syn: {maverick}]
       v 1: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance [syn:
             {arise}, {rise}, {rise up}]
       2: break with established customs [syn: {renegade}]
       [also: {rebelling}, {rebelled}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rebelled
       See {rebel}