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