Revel Definition
rĕvəl
reveled, reveling, revelled, revelling, revels
verb
reveled, reveling, revelled, revelling, revels
To take much pleasure; delight (in)
To revel in one's freedom.
Webster's New World
To make merry; be noisily festive.
Webster's New World
(obsolete) To draw back; to retract.
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revels
Boisterous festivity; merrymaking; revelry.
Webster's New World
An occasion of merrymaking or boisterous festivity; celebration.
Webster's New World
An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.
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(architecture) Alternative form of reveal.
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revelsOrigin of Revel
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Middle English revelen to carouse from Old French reveler to rebel, carouse from Latin rebellāre to rebel rebel
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English revelen, from Old French revel, from reveler (“to be disorderly, to make merry"), from Latin rebello (“to rebel")
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Latin revellere; re- + vellere (“to pluck, pull").
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