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Meaning of 'revert' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Revert [ n.]
- One who, or that which, reverts.
2 . Revert [ v. i.]
- To return; to come back.
- To return to the proprietor after the termination of a particular estate granted by him.
- To return, wholly or in part, towards some preexistent form; to take on the traits or characters of an ancestral type.
- To change back, as from a soluble to an insoluble state or the reverse; thus, phosphoric acid in certain fertilizers reverts.
3 . Revert [ v. t.]
- To turn back, or to the contrary; to reverse.
- To throw back; to reflect; to reverberate.
- To change back. See Revert, v. i.

Meaning of 'revert' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . revert [ v]
Meaning (1):
- go back to a previous state
Example in sentence:
  • We reverted to the old rules

Nearby Words:

revaccinate revalescence revalescent revaluation revamp reve reveal revealability revealable revealed

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