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Definition of Revel
1. Noun. Unrestrained merrymaking.
Exact synonyms: Revelry
Generic synonyms: Conviviality, Jollification, Merrymaking
Specialized synonyms: Binge, Bout, Bust, Tear, Bender, Booze-up, Carousal, Carouse, Toot, Bacchanal, Bacchanalia, Debauch, Debauchery, Drunken Revelry, Orgy, Riot, Saturnalia, Whoopee
Generic synonyms: Conviviality, Jollification, Merrymaking
Specialized synonyms: Binge, Bout, Bust, Tear, Bender, Booze-up, Carousal, Carouse, Toot, Bacchanal, Bacchanalia, Debauch, Debauchery, Drunken Revelry, Orgy, Riot, Saturnalia, Whoopee
2. Verb. Take delight in. "They will revel the duet"; "He delights in his granddaughter"
Exact synonyms: Delight, Enjoy
Entails: Expend, Use
Specialized synonyms: Have A Ball, Have A Good Time, Wallow, Live It Up
Derivative terms: Delight, Delight, Enjoyer, Enjoyment, Enjoyment
Entails: Expend, Use
Specialized synonyms: Have A Ball, Have A Good Time, Wallow, Live It Up
Derivative terms: Delight, Delight, Enjoyer, Enjoyment, Enjoyment
3. Verb. Celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities. "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!"
Exact synonyms: Jollify, Make Happy, Make Merry, Make Whoopie, Racket, Wassail, Whoop It Up
Generic synonyms: Celebrate, Fete
Specialized synonyms: Carouse, Riot, Roister
Derivative terms: Jollification, Merrymaking, Racket, Reveller, Revelry, Wassailer
Generic synonyms: Celebrate, Fete
Specialized synonyms: Carouse, Riot, Roister
Derivative terms: Jollification, Merrymaking, Racket, Reveller, Revelry, Wassailer
Definition of Revel
1. n. See Reveal.
2. n. A feast with loose and noisy jollity; riotous festivity or merrymaking; a carousal.
3. v. i. To feast in a riotous manner; to carouse; to act the bacchanalian; to make merry.
4. v. t. To draw back; to retract.
Definition of Revel
1. to engage in revelry [v -ELED, -ELING, -ELS or -ELLED, -ELLING, -ELS] - See also: revelry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Revel
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