Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To rise up.
- To rise; make an insurrection.
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Examples
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It is explicit in the Honduran Consitution which, by the way, requires their citizens to insurrect to restore their constitutional government.
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When the prisoner is decide to insurrect, who can say those gallant soldier don 'be too strong?
The Ne'er-Do-Well Rex Ellingwood Beach 1913
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They mean to insurrect here, and are to honour me with a call thereupon.
Life of Lord Byron With His Letters And Journals Byron, George G 1854
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They mean to _insurrect_ here, and are to honour me with a call thereupon.
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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Once again there is a compelling thought that needs to be addressed: If, in fact, Alexander's conquest of Asia was a "Greek conquest", and Alexander's army was a "Greek army", then, how is it possible for the Greeks to insurrect / rebel against their own king who leads them on a conquest of Asia to avenge Greece?
American Chronicle 2008
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Eight nieces all in a state of insurrection, and two more nieces in the nursery ready to insurrect in their turn! "
Girls of the Forest L. T. Meade 1884
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