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English noun: revel | |||
| 1. | revel (act) unrestrained merrymaking | ||
| Synonyms | revelry | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conviviality, jollification, merrymaking | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bacchanal, bacchanalia, bender, binge, booze-up, bout, bust, carousal, carouse, debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, orgy, riot, saturnalia, tear, toot, whoopee | ||
English verb: revel | |||
| 1. | revel (consumption) take delight in | ||
| Samples | He delights in his granddaughter. | ||
| Synonyms | delight, enjoy | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | have a ball, have a good time, live it up, wallow | ||
| Entail | expend, use | ||
| 2. | revel (social) celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities | ||
| Samples | The members of the wedding party made merry all night. Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!. | ||
| Synonyms | jollify, make happy, make merry, make whoopie, racket, wassail, whoop it up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | celebrate, fete | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | carouse, riot, roister | ||
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