Rebel \Reb"el\, a. [F. rebelle, fr. L. rebellis. See Rebel, v. t.]

Pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt; rebellious; as, rebel troops.

Whoso be rebel to my judgment. --Chaucer.

Convict by flight, and rebel to all law. --Milton.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Rebel \Reb"el\, n. [F. rebelle.]

One who rebels.

Syn: Revolter; insurgent.

Usage: Rebel, Insurgent. Insurgent marks an early, and rebel a more advanced, stage of opposition to government. The former rises up against his rulers, the latter makes war upon them.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Rebel \Re*bel"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rebelled; 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.

The murmur and the churl's rebelling. --Chaucer.

Ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the Lord. --Josh. xxii. 16.

2. To be disobedient to authority; to assume a hostile or insubordinate attitude; to revolt.

Hoe could my hand rebel against my heart? How could you heart rebel against your reason? --Dryden.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)