Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to rebel
Participle: rebeled; rebelled
Gerund: rebeling; rebelling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | rebel |
| you | rebel |
| he;she;it | rebels |
| we | rebel |
| you | rebel |
| they | rebel |
Perfect
| I | have rebeled; rebelled |
| you | have rebeled; rebelled |
| he;she;it | has rebeled; rebelled |
| we | have rebeled; rebelled |
| you | have rebeled; rebelled |
| they | have rebeled; rebelled |
Past
| I | rebeled; rebelled |
| you | rebeled; rebelled |
| he;she;it | rebeled; rebelled |
| we | rebeled; rebelled |
| you | rebeled; rebelled |
| they | rebeled; rebelled |
Pluperfect
| I | had rebeled; rebelled |
| you | had rebeled; rebelled |
| he;she;it | had rebeled; rebelled |
| we | had rebeled; rebelled |
| you | had rebeled; rebelled |
| they | had rebeled; rebelled |
Future
| I | will rebel |
| you | will rebel |
| he;she;it | will rebel |
| we | will rebel |
| you | will rebel |
| they | will rebel |
Future Perfect
| I | will have rebeled; rebelled |
| you | will have rebeled; rebelled |
| he;she;it | will have rebeled; rebelled |
| we | will have rebeled; rebelled |
| you | will have rebeled; rebelled |
| they | will have rebeled; rebelled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | rebel |
| you | rebel |
| he;she;it | rebel |
| we | rebel |
| you | rebel |
| they | rebel |
Perfect
| I | have rebeled; rebelled |
| you | have rebeled; rebelled |
| he;she;it | have rebeled; rebelled |
| we | have rebeled; rebelled |
| you | have rebeled; rebelled |
| they | have rebeled; rebelled |
Imperfect
| I | rebeled; rebelled |
| you | rebeled; rebelled |
| he;she;it | rebeled; rebelled |
| we | rebeled; rebelled |
| you | rebeled; rebelled |
| they | rebeled; rebelled |
Pluperfect
| I | had rebeled; rebelled |
| you | had rebeled; rebelled |
| he;she;it | had rebeled; rebelled |
| we | had rebeled; rebelled |
| you | had rebeled; rebelled |
| they | had rebeled; rebelled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would rebel |
| you | would rebel |
| he;she;it | would rebel |
| we | would rebel |
| you | would rebel |
| they | would rebel |
Perfect
| I | would have rebeled; rebelled |
| you | would have rebeled; rebelled |
| he;she;it | would have rebeled; rebelled |
| we | would have rebeled; rebelled |
| you | would have rebeled; rebelled |
| they | would have rebeled; rebelled |
Imperative
| you | rebel |
| we | Let's rebel |
| you | rebel |
Verbs conjugated like 'rebel'
annul,
bevel,
cancel,
carol,
cavil,
channel,
chisel,
compel,
control,
counsel,
court-martial,
cudgel,
decontrol,
dial,
dispel,
dowel,
drivel,
duel,
empanel,
enamel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'rebel'
debel,
rebed,
reel,
refel,
repel,
revel,
bevel,
creel,
crewel,
degel,
Additional Information
The forms with ortographic changes are used in British English, in American English the doubling of the consonant is usually omitted.
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1297, from O.Fr.
rebelle (12c.), from L.
rebellis "insurgent, rebellious," from
rebellare "to rebel, wage war against," from
re- "opposite, against," or perhaps "again" +
bellare "wage war," from
bellum "war." The noun is attested from c.1400. Meaning "supporter of the American cause in the War of Independence" is from 1775; sense of "supporter of the Southern cause in the American Civil War" is attested from April 15, 1861.
"The Southern troops, when charging or to express their delight, always yell in a manner peculiar to themselves. ... The Confederate officers declare that the rebel yell has a particular merit, and always produces a salutary and useful effect upon their adversaries. A corps is sometimes spoken of as a 'good yelling regiment.' " [A.J.L. Fremantle, "Three Months in the Southern States," 1863]
The verb (1375) is from O.Fr.
rebeller, from L.
rebellare. Rebellion first attested c.1340;
rebellious is from 1432.
2. From Middle English rebellen, from Old French rebeller, from Latin rebellō (“to wage war again, fight back”), from re- (“again, back”) + bellō (“to wage war”). Doublet of revel. See: Middle English '
rebellen', Old French '
rebeller', Latin '
rebellō'.
Sample Sentences
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to rebel against the system
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"Tedd's feeling a bit rebellious." "I'm not rebelling! I'm self actualizing! By rebelling." [2014 April 17, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Thursday, Apr 17, 2014:]