Rebel \Re*bel"\ (r[-e]*b[e^]l"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rebelled
   (r[-e]*b[e^]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Rebelling.] [F. rebeller,
   fr. L. rebellare to make war again; pref. re- again + bellare
   to make war, fr. bellum war. See Bellicose, and cf. Revel
   to carouse.]
   1. To renounce, and resist by force, the authority of the
      ruler or government to which one owes obedience. See
      Rebellion.
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            The murmur and the churls' rebelling. --Chaucer.
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            Ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel
            this day against the Lord.            --Josh. xxii.
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   2. To be disobedient to authority; to assume a hostile or
      insubordinate attitude; to revolt.
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            How could my hand rebel against my heart?
            How could your heart rebel against your reason?
                                                  --Dryden.
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