Re*bel" (r&esl;*b&ebreve;l"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rebelled (-b&ebreve;ld); 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 churls'
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.
How could my
hand rebel against my heart?
How could your heart rebel against your reason?
Dryden.
Reb"el , n. [F. rebelle.]
One who rebels.
Syn.
-- Revolter; insurgent. -- 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.
Reb"el (r&ebreve;b"&ebreve;l), a. [F. rebelle, fr. L. rebellis. See Rebel, v. i.]
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.
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