REBEL
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Reb"el (rĕb"ĕl), 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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Reb"el, n. [F. rebelle.] One who rebels.
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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.
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Re*bel" (r&euptack_;*bĕl"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rebelled (r&euptack_;*bĕld); 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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