revert

verb

re·​vert ri-ˈvərt 

reverted; reverting; reverts

intransitive verb

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

reverter noun

revertible

ri-ˈvər-tə-bəl 

adjective

Synonyms

• regress
• retrogress
• return

Examples of revert in a Sentence

after the national emergency had passed, the political parties abandoned their shotgun unity and reverted to their partisan squabbling

Recent Examples on the Web

Andrew Cunningham For its part, Microsoft told The Verge that the new prompt was a test that was only rolled out to a subset of OneDrive users and that the change has been reverted as of a couple of days ago. —Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2023

Meghan retained her relationships with Smart Works and Mayhew, while Harry’s patronages of organizations including the Rugby Football Union and Rugby Football League, plus his honorary military appointments, reverted. —Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023

Short, choppy conversations typically result in both quicker fade-outs and volume adjustments, while audio levels revert more gradually with longer conversations or patches of speech. —Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 18 Sep. 2023

Then the Rangers’ bullpen (which at first had pitched well in relief of starter Nathan Eovaldi) reverted back to its unreliable self. —Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 10 Sep. 2023

Whichever team wins two games advances to the conference semifinals, where the playoffs revert back to single-elimination games leading to the MLS Cup final. —Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2023

But within six months, these stocks reverted, losing most of their gains. —Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 18 Oct. 2023

Foreshadowing a potential fight, however, House Republicans advanced a spending bill this June that slashes the budget for nutrition aid, essentially reverting fruit and vegetable vouchers to their older, lower amount. —Tony Romm, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Sep. 2023

If the moratorium is struck down, Mobley said courts would have to revert back to strictly enforcing the rent deposit requirement. —Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 3 Sep. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French revertir, from Latin revertere, transitive verb, "to turn back" & reverti, intransitive verb, "to return, come back," from re- + vertere, verti "to turn" — more at worth

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing revert

• revert to type
• revert to

• revert to type
• revert to

Kids Definition

revert

verb

re·​vert ri-ˈvərt 

1

: to come or go back

reverted to the customs of their ancestors

2

: to experience reversion

Medical Definition

revert

intransitive verb

re·​vert ri-ˈvərt 

: to undergo reversion

revertible

-ˈvərt-ə-bəl 

adjective

Legal Definition

revert

intransitive verb

re·​vert ri-ˈvərt 

1

: to come or go back (as to a former status or state)

if the donee of a general power fails to exercise it…the appointive assets revert to the donor's estate

—W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al.

2

: to return to the grantor or his or her heirs as a reversion

revertible

-ˈvər-tə-bəl 

adjective