Main Entry:

re·vert

Pronunciation:

\ri-ˈvərt\

Function:

intransitive verb

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French revertir, from Latin revertere, v.t., to turn back & reverti, v.i., to return, come back, from re- + vertere, verti to turn — more at worth

Date:

15th century

1 : to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) 2 : to return to the proprietor or his or her heirs at the end of a reversion 3 : to return to an ancestral type

— re·vert·er noun

— re·vert·ible \-ˈvər-tə-bəl\ adjective