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Verb: revel (revelled,revelling, or [US] reveled,reveling)  re-vul
  1. Take delight in and make the most of
    "he revels in his granddaughter";
    - delight, enjoy
     
  2. Celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
    "The members of the wedding party revelled all night";
    - racket, make whoopee [informal], make merry, make happy, whoop it up [informal], jollify, wassail [archaic]
Noun: revel  re-vul
  1. Unrestrained merrymaking
    - revelry

Derived forms: reveled, reveling, revels, revelled, revelling

Type of: celebrate, conviviality, fete, fête, jollification, merrymaking

Encyclopedia: Revel, Isere

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