English → Latin
“revolt” in Latin
dēfectiōdefection, desertion; rebellion, revolt (of a city); failing, failure, deficiency, want, disappearance, declinerebelliōA renewal of war; rebellion, insurgency, revolt.; usurpation, overthrowrebellisThat makes war anew, waging war again; insurgent, rebellious.attentōto strive after, attempt, try, assay, solicit; to assail, attack; to seek to defile or polluterebellōto renew war, to wage war again; to revolt
The English word revolt itself goes back to Latin volvō, through revolvō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
revolt s.
defectio (abaliquo): rebellio: rebellium (resumption of hostilities by a conquered party, or one who has been compelled to maintain peace). To attempt or plan a revolt, defectionem moliri, attentare.
revolt v.
rebellare: rebellionem facere (to renew a war, to rise again; of a vanquished people): seditionem movere (general term to raise a disturbance): imperium auspiciumque abnuere (to refuse obedience; of soldiers, Liv., 27, 27). To revolt against anyone, resistere alicui (to oppose): imperium alicujus detrectare (to refuse obedience to): deficere ab aliquo or ab alicujus imperio, desciscere ab aliquo (to fall off from).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for revolt?
- The usual Latin words for “revolt” are dēfectiō, rebelliō, rebellis; also attentō, rebellō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.