re·volt (r?-v?lt?)v. re·volt·ed, re·volt·ing, re·volts v.intr.1. To attempt to overthrow the authority of the state; rebel.2. To oppose or refuse to accept something: revolting against high taxes.3. To feel disgust or repugnance: was revolted by the gory movie.v.tr. To fill with disgust or abhorrence; repel. See Synonyms at disgust.n.1. An uprising, especially against state authority; a rebellion.2. An act of protest or rejection.3. The state of a person or persons in rebellion: students in revolt over administrative policies.[French revolter, from Italian rivoltare, to turn round, from Vulgar Latin *revolvit?re, frequentative of Latin revolvere, to turn over; see revolve.]re·volt?er n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.revolt (r??v??lt) n1. a rebellion or uprising against authority2. in revolt in the process or state of rebellingvb3. (intr) to rise up in rebellion against authority4. (usually passive) to feel or cause to feel revulsion, disgust, or abhorrence[C16: from French révolter to revolt, from Old Italian rivoltare to overturn, ultimately from Latin revolvere to roll back, revolve] re?volter nCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014re?volt (r??vo?lt) v.i. 1. to break away from or rise against constituted authority, as by open rebellion; rebel: to revolt against the government. 2. to refuse to accept or be subjected to some authority, condition, etc. 3. to turn away in mental rebellion, disgust, or abhorrence: to revolt from eating meat. 4. to feel horror or aversion. v.t. 5. to affect with disgust or abhorrence. n. 6. an act of revolting; insurrection or rebellion. 7. an expression or movement of spirited protest or dissent. [1540?50; (v.)