revert to

phrasal verb

reverted to; reverting to; reverts to
1
: to go back or return to (an earlier state, condition, situation, etc.)
She has reverted (back) to her old habits.
My blood pressure has reverted to normal.
After playing badly in the last two games, he seems to have reverted to (is previous) form.
2
law, of property : to be given to (a former owner or a former owner's heir)
The estate reverted to a distant cousin.

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The protocol will roll out gradually to all users and will be smart enough to revert to the current level of protection if a Signal user is communicating with a client or platform that doesn’t support SPQR. PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025 Across the last three top-flight games, the defence has changed three times — in shape and/or personnel — and another two shutouts have followed, with Malick Thiaw, the summer signing, excelling alongside Botman, and Burn reverting to left-back. Chris Waugh, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025 Catherine reverts to her maiden name, and The Catherine Fox Foundation is born. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025 If these reforms expire in 2026, the Internal Revenue Service must revert to the older, less generous formula. Christopher Robertson, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for revert to

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“Revert to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revert%20to. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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