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rioted

rioted is the simple past and past participle of riot.

Meaning of riot

Verb

riot (third-person singular simple present riots, present participle rioting, simple past and past participle rioted)

  1. (intransitive) To create or take part in a riot; to raise an uproar or sedition.
    • The nuclear protesters rioted outside the military base.
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To act in an unrestrained or wanton manner; to indulge in excess of feasting, luxury, etc.
    • Now he exact of all, wastes in delight, / Riots in pleasure, and neglects the law.1595, Samuel Daniel, “(please specify the folio number)”, in The First Fowre Bookes of the Ciuile Wars between the Two Houses of Lancaster and Yorke, London: […] P[eter] Short for Simon Waterson...
  3. (transitive) To cause to riot; to throw into a tumult.
  4. (transitive) To annoy.

See all 9 meanings of riot

Questions about rioted

What is rioted the simple past and past participle of?
Rioted is the simple past and past participle of riot.

Words near rioted in the dictionary

  1. riot police officer
  2. riot police officers
  3. riot shield
  4. riot shields
  5. riot stairs
  6. rioted
  7. rioter
  8. rioters
  9. riotest
  10. rioteth
  11. rioting

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