revolted
revolted is the simple past and past participle of revolt.
Meaning of revolt
Verb
revolt (third-person singular simple present revolts, present participle revolting, simple past and past participle revolted)
- To rebel, particularly against authority.
- The farmers had to revolt against the government to get what they deserved.
- To repel greatly.
- Your brother revolts me!
- To be disgusted, shocked, or grossly offended; hence, to feel nausea; used with at.
- The stomach revolts at such food; his nature revolts at cruelty.
- To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight.
- The foring clouds into fad fhowres y molt; / So to her yold the flames, and did their force reuolt.1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto XI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 567
- To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence.
- And ſtill revolt when truth would ſet them free.1673, John Milton, “[Sonnet] XII. On the Same [Tetrachordon].”, in Poems, &c. upon Several Occasions, London: […] Tho[mas] Dring […], →OCLC, page 57
- to perform a revolution in Tycoon, reversing the card hierarchy
- Antonyms:
- counterrevolt
Forms of revolted
| comparative | more revolted |
|---|---|
| superlative | most revolted |
Words formed from revolted
Questions about revolted
- What is revolted the simple past and past participle of?
- Revolted is the simple past and past participle of revolt.
Words near revolted in the dictionary
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