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rebel

/ˈɹebəl/REH-buhl
/ˈɹɛbəl/REH-buhl

Meaningto make war again

Common meaning: to rise against authority

‘again’ + ‘war’ → rebel

Journey through time

  1. Latinbellum‘war’
  2. Frenchrebelle
  3. Middle Englishrebélsource
  4. Englishrebel‘to rise against authority’ · today

re- also in: reactrelaxrepelreplyrecant

bel also in: belligerent

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin bellum ‘war’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry bellum, p. 225 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

belligerent

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