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reversed

One entry found.

Main Entry:
2reverse
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
re·versed; re·vers·ing
Date:
14th century
transitive verb1 a: to turn completely about in position or direction b: to turn upside down : invert c: to cause to take an opposite point of view <reversed herself on the issue>2: negate, undo : as a: to overthrow, set aside, or make void (a legal decision) by a contrary decision b: to change to the contrary <reverse a policy> c: to undo or negate the effect of (as a condition or surgical operation) <had his vasectomy reversed>3: to cause to go in the opposite direction ; especially : to cause (as an engine) to perform its action in the opposite directionintransitive verb1: to turn or move in the opposite direction <the count's waltzing…consisted…of reversing at top speed — Agatha Christie>2: to put a mechanism (as an engine) in reverse
re·vers·er noun
reverse field or reverse one's field
: to make a sudden reversal in direction or opinion
synonyms reverse, transpose, invert mean to change to the opposite position. reverse is the most general term and may imply change in order, side, direction, meaning <reversed his position on the trade agreement>. transpose implies a change in order or relative position of units often through exchange of position <transposed the letters to form an anagram>. invert applies chiefly to turning upside down or inside out <a stamp with an inverted picture of an airplane>.


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