What does insurgir in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word insurgir in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use insurgir in Portuguese.

The word insurgir in Portuguese means revolt, rise against; become insurgent, revoltar-se, amotinar-se, insurgir-se. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word insurgir

revolt, rise against; become insurgent

revoltar-se

intransitive verb (rise up in protest)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
Many of the peasants who revolted after the introduction of the poll tax in 1381 were put to death.

amotinar-se, insurgir-se

intransitive verb (violently act as group)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
A raiva da pessoas em relação à propriedade finalmente atingiu um nível crítico, e elas se amotinaram.
The anger of the people on the estate finally reached crisis point and they rioted.

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