rebels (verb)

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• rebels — verb …   Wiktionary

• rebel — noun rɛb(ə)l a person who rebels. verb rɪ bɛl (rebels, rebelling, rebelled) rise in opposition or armed resistance to an established government or ruler. ↘resist authority, control, or convention. ↘show or feel resistance or repugnance. Origin ME …   English new terms dictionary

• rebel — noun /ˈrɛbəl / (say rebuhl) 1. someone who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the established government or ruler. 2. someone or something that resists any authority or control. 3. someone who rejects traditional or… …  

• rebel — ► NOUN ▪ a person who rebels. ► VERB (rebelled, rebelling) 1) rise in opposition or armed resistance to an established government or ruler. 2) resist authority, control, or convention. ORIGIN originally denoting a fresh declaration of war by the… …   English terms dictionary

• rebel — ♦♦ rebels, rebelling, rebelled (The noun is pronounced [[t]re̱bəl[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]rɪbe̱l[/t]].) 1) N COUNT: usu pl Rebels are people who are fighting against their own country s army in order to change the political system there …   English dictionary

• drive out — verb 1. force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings (Freq. 1) Drive away potential burglars drive away bad thoughts dispel doubts The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers • Syn: ↑chase away, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• hesitate — verb ( tated; tating) Etymology: Latin haesitatus, past participle of haesitare to stick fast, hesitate, frequentative of haerēre to stick Date: 1598 intransitive verb 1. to hold back in doubt or indecision 2. to delay momentarily ; pause 3 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• negotiate — verb 1 try to reach an agreement ADVERB ▪ carefully ▪ a carefully negotiated series of concessions ▪ successfully ▪ effectively ▪ individually …   Collocations dictionary

• be after — verb have the will and intention to carry out some action (Freq. 3) He plans to be in graduate school next year The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion • Syn: ↑plan • Hypernyms: ↑intend, ↑mean, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• intervene — verb ADVERB ▪ actively, directly ▪ personally ▪ The President intervened personally in the crisis. ▪ decisively ▪ Government often intervenes …   Collocations dictionary

• weaken — verb ADVERB ▪ considerably, greatly, seriously, severely, significantly, substantially ▪ badly ▪ The military was badly weakened by the sanctions …   Collocations dictionary