counterrevolt

English

Alternative forms

  • counter-revolt, counter revolt

Etymology

From counter- +‎ revolt.

Verb

counterrevolt (third-person singular simple present counterrevolt, present participle counterrevolting, simple past and past participle counterrevolted)

  1. To perform a counterrevolution; to revolt with the goal of reversing the political or social changes instigated by a previous revolution.
  2. (card games) in Tycoon, to perform a counterrevolution; to undo a revolution and set the card hierarchy back to normal.
    Antonym: revolt
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