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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REV'EL, v.i. [L. rabo, rabio, to rage, whence rabies, rabid.]
1. To feast with loose and clamorous merriment; to carouse; to act the bacchanalian.
Antony, that revels long o'nights.
2. To move playfully or without regularity.
REV'EL, n. A feast with loose and noisy jollity.
Some men ruin the fabric of their bodies by incessant revels.
REVEL', v.t. [L. revello; re and vello, to pull.]
To draw back; to retract; to make a revulsion.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: unrestrained merrymaking [syn: revel, revelry] v
1: take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" [syn: delight, enjoy, revel]
2: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!" [syn: revel, racket, make whoopie, make merry, make happy, whoop it up, jollify, wassail]

Merriam Webster's

geographical name — see Tallinn

Merriam Webster's

I. intransitive verb (-eled or -elled; -eling or revelling) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French reveler, literally, to rebel, from Latin rebellare Date: 14th century 1. to take part in a revel ; carouse 2. to take intense pleasure or satisfaction <reveled in the quiet after everyone had gone> II. noun Date: 14th century a usually wild party or celebration

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v. (revelled, revelling; US reveled, reveling) 1 intr. have a good time; be extravagantly festive. 2 intr. (foll. by in) take keen delight in. 3 tr. (foll. by away) throw away (money or time) in revelry. --n. (in sing. or pl.) the act or an instance of revelling. Derivatives: reveller n. revelry n. (pl. -ies). Etymology: ME f. OF reveler riot f. L rebellare REBEL v.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Revel Rev"el, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Reveledor Revelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Reveling or Revelling.] [OF. reveler to revolt, rebel, make merry, fr. L. rebellare. See Rebel.] 1. To feast in a riotous manner; to carouse; to act the bacchanalian; to make merry. --Shak. 2. To move playfully; to indulge without restraint. ``Where joy most revels.'' --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Revel Re*vel", v. t. [L. revellere; re- + vellere to pluck, pull.] To draw back; to retract. [Obs.] --Harvey.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Reveal Re*veal", n. 1. A revealing; a disclosure. [Obs.] 2. (Arch.) The side of an opening for a window, doorway, or the like, between the door frame or window frame and the outer surface of the wall; or, where the opening is not filled with a door, etc., the whole thickness of the wall; the jamb. [Written also revel.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Revel Rev"el, n. (Arch.) See Reveal. [R.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Revel Rev"el, n. [OF. revel rebellion, disorder, feast, sport. See Revel, v. i.] A feast with loose and noisy jollity; riotous festivity or merrymaking; a carousal. This day in mirth and revel to dispend. --Chaucer. Some men ruin . . . their bodies by incessant revels. --Rambler. Master of the revels, Revel master. Same as Lord of misrule, under Lord.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(revels, revelling, revelled) Note: in AM, use 'reveling', 'reveled' 1. If you revel in a situation or experience, you enjoy it very much. Revelling in her freedom, she took a hotel room and stayed for several days... VERB: V in n 2. Revels are noisy celebrations. (LITERARY) N-COUNT: usu pl

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. Festivity, merry-making, feast, carousal. II. v. n. 1. Carouse, tipple, make merry. 2. Indulge, luxuriate, wanton.

Moby Thesaurus

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