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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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Rebel \Reb"el\ (r[e^]b"[e^]l), a. [F. rebelle, fr. L. rebellis.
See {Rebel}, v. i.]
Pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt;
rebellious; as, rebel troops.
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Whoso be rebel to my judgment. --Chaucer.
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Convict by flight, and rebel to all law. --Milton.
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Rebel \Reb"el\, n. [F. rebelle.]
One who rebels.
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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.
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