əl verb (used without object)
1.
to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed by in ): to revel in luxury.
2.
to make merry; indulge in boisterous festivities.
noun
3.
boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.
4.
Often, revels. an occasion of merrymaking or noisy festivity with dancing, masking, etc.
Origin:
1275–1325; (v.) Middle English revelen < Old French reveler to raise tumult, make merry < Latin rebellāre to rebel; (noun) Middle English < Old French, derivative of reveler
1275–1325; (v.) Middle English revelen < Old French reveler to raise tumult, make merry < Latin rebellāre to rebel; (noun) Middle English < Old French, derivative of reveler
Related forms
rev·el·er; especially British, rev·el·ler, noun
rev·el·ment, noun
un·rev·el·ing, adjective
un·rev·el·ling, adjective
Synonyms
2. celebrate, carouse, roister, caper.
2. celebrate, carouse, roister, caper.
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| —vb , (US) -els, -elling, -elled, -els, -eling, -eled | |
| 1. | ( |
| 2. | to take part in noisy festivities; make merry |
| —n | |
| 3. | (often plural) an occasion of noisy merrymaking |
| 4. | a less common word for revelry |
| [C14: from Old French reveler to be merry, noisy, from Latin rebellāre to revolt, | |
| 'reveller | |
| —n | |
| 'revelment | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
revel
c.1300, "riotous merry-making," from O.Fr. revel, from reveler "be disorderly, make merry," from L. rebellare "to rebel" (see rebel). The verb meaning "to feast in a noisy manner" is first recorded early 14c. The meaning "take great pleasure in" first recorded 1754.
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