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rev·el I. \ˈrevəl\ intransitive verb (reveled or revelled ; reveled or revelled ; reveling or revelling \-v(ə)liŋ\ ; revels) Etymology: Middle English revelen, from Middle French reveler to rebel, make noise, be merry, from Latin rebellare to rebel, make war again — more at rebel 1. : to be festive in a riotous or noisy manner : indulge or take part in a revel < they reveled the night away > 2. : to take great or intense delight or satisfaction — used with in < reveling in pride > < reveled in her unhappiness — Agnes Repplier > II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, rebellion, disorder, feast, from reveler to rebel, be merry 1. : merrymaking, revelry, carousing, conviviality < he fishes, drinks, and wastes the lamps of night in revel — Shakespeare > 2. a. : a merry or noisy celebration (as of a feast or wedding) b. revels plural : the entertainment (as dances, games, pageants, and masques) provided at a revel 3. dialect England : a parish festival 4. revels plural : revels office — used with the III. transitive verb Etymology: Latin revellere — more at revulsion obsolete : to draw back : withdraw |