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Rebelled
(gcide) | Rebel \Re*bel"\ (r[-e]*b[e^]l"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rebelled
(r[-e]*b[e^]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.
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The murmur and the churls' rebelling. --Chaucer.
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Ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel
this day against the Lord. --Josh. xxii.
16.
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2. To be disobedient to authority; to assume a hostile or
insubordinate attitude; to revolt.
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How could my hand rebel against my heart?
How could your heart rebel against your reason?
--Dryden.
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