Rev"el, v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Reveled (?) or Revelled; p. pr. &
vb. n. Reveling or Revelling.] [OF.
reveler to revolt, rebel, make merry, fr. L. rebellare.
See Rebel.] 1. To feast in a riotous
manner; to carouse; to act the bacchanalian; to make merry.
Shak.
2. To move playfully; to indulge without
restraint. "Where joy most revels." Shak.
Rev"el, n. [OF. revel rebellion,
disorder, feast, sport. See Revel, v. i.]
A feast with loose and noisy jollity; riotous festivity or
merrymaking; a carousal.
This day in mirth and revel to
dispend.
Chaucer.
Some men ruin . . . their bodies by incessant
revels.
Rambler.
Master of the revels, Revel
master. Same as Lord of misrule, under
Lord.
Re*vel" (?), v. t. [L. revellere;
re- + vellere to pluck, pull.] To draw back; to
retract. [Obs.] Harvey.
Rev"el (?), n. (Arch.) See
Reveal. [R.]