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.

Examples of revert to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Then, after the journey is done, the mitochondrial landscape reverts to its usual state. —Elizabeth Landau, Quanta Magazine, 19 May 2025

When an opponent has comfortable possession, Emery has increasingly reverted to his early-first-season tactics of dropping a winger — sometimes two — into the full-back positions. —Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 17 May 2025

After that period, the credit would revert to $2,000. —Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025

If that happened, the SALT deduction would revert to being unlimited. —David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2025

Rhymes for revert to

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• detinue
• devalue