Topic: LEISURE
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | reveler 'to rebel, revel', from Latin rebellare; REBEL1 |
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rev‧el
past tense and past participle revelled, present participle revelling British English, past tense and past participle reveled, present participle reveling American English [intransitive] old use
past tense and past participle revelled, present participle revelling British English, past tense and past participle reveled, present participle reveling American English [intransitive] old useDL to spend time dancing, eating, drinking etc, especially at a party
—revel noun [countable usually plural]
revel in something
phrasal verbHe revelled in his new-found fame.