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English Dictionary: rebel	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for rebel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Rebel n `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms Synonym(s): Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny, greyback a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) Synonym(s): insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebel someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action Synonym(s): maverick, rebel v take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance Synonym(s): rebel, arise, rise, rise up break with established customs Synonym(s): rebel, renegade
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rebel \Reb"el\, a. [F. rebelle, fr. L. rebellis. See {Rebel}, v. t.] Pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt; rebellious; as, rebel troops. Whoso be rebel to my judgment. --Chaucer. Convict by flight, and rebel to all law. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rebel \Reb"el\, n. [F. rebelle.] One who rebels. Syn: Revolter; insurgent. Usage: {Rebel}, {Insurgent}. Insurgent marks an early, and rebel a more advanced, stage of opposition to government. The former rises up against his rulers, the latter makes war upon them.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rebel \Rebel"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rebelled}; 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}. The murmur and the churl's rebelling. --Chaucer. Ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel* this day against the Lord. --Josh. xxii. 16. 2. To be disobedient to authority; to assume a hostile or insubordinate attitude; to revolt. Hoe could my hand rebel against my heart? How could you heart rebel against your reason? --Dryden.