Reveled

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Took part in energetic or noisy festivities, experiencing great enjoyment
2. Indulged in joyful partying or merry-making with enthusiasm
3. Celebrated with exuberant and spirited pleasure often involving socializing

Etymology: Revel began as a word for rebellion. Medieval French "reveler" meant to be disorderly or to make merry, and it came from Latin "rebellare," "to rebel," so the same root that gives English "rebel" also gave us the party sense. The two words are doublets, siblings that split off along different paths. "Rebel" arrived in English directly from Latin, while "revel" came through Old French and entered Middle English as "revelen." The party meaning took over because noisy festivity was exactly the kind of disorder that a medieval writer might call revelry. Over time the sense of rebellion faded, and "revel" settled into the sense of enjoying lively celebration. A second, separate Latin root, "revellere," meaning "to pluck or pull," is sometimes linked to the word, but it is not the source of the party sense.

Synonyms: celebrated, enjoyed, delighted, rejoiced, partied

Antonyms: mourned, lamented