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- pronunciation:
- rih
volt
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
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verb |
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revolts, revolting, revolted |
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When people revolt, they rise up and fight against a group or a government that has control over them.
The citizens revolted when their government's laws became too harsh.- synonyms:
- rise
- similar words:
- rebel
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noun |
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A revolt is an event in which people who are strongly against something rise up and fight against it.
The king's new tax on the peasants caused a revolt.- synonyms:
- rebellion, revolution
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