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.
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.
Re*vel" (?), v. t. [L. revellere; re- + vellere to pluck, pull.] To
draw back; to retract. [Obs.] Harvey.
Rev"e*late (?), v. t. [L. revelatus, p. p. of revelare to reveal.] To
reveal. [Obs.] Frith. Barnes.
Rev`e*la"tion (?), n. [F. révélation, L. revelatio. See Reveal.] 1. The
act of revealing, disclosing, or discovering to others what was before
unknown to them.