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Definition of revel verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

revel

verb
 
/ˈrevl/
 
/ˈrevl/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they revel
 
/ˈrevl/
 
/ˈrevl/
he / she / it revels
 
/ˈrevlz/
 
/ˈrevlz/
past simple revelled
 
/ˈrevld/
 
/ˈrevld/
past participle revelled
 
/ˈrevld/
 
/ˈrevld/
(US English) past simple reveled
 
/ˈrevld/
 
/ˈrevld/
(US English) past participle reveled
 
/ˈrevld/
 
/ˈrevld/
-ing form revelling
 
/ˈrevlɪŋ/
 
/ˈrevlɪŋ/
(US English) -ing form reveling
 
/ˈrevlɪŋ/
 
/ˈrevlɪŋ/
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  1. to spend time enjoying yourself in a noisy, enthusiastic way synonym make merry
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French reveler ‘rise up in rebellion’, from Latin rebellare ‘to rebel’.
See revel in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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