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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Trump talks like an isolationist but reverts to something like Reaganite instincts.
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Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
The 49ers had to revert to basics (aka, stop calling cool stuff) on Monday because the quarterback who was supposed to elevate the offense — the guy who, just a week ago, did elevate the offense — became a liability.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
The foundation suspended its operations at the beginning of the ceasefire in mid-October as the US and the international community reverted to the United Nations as the primary means of distributing humanitarian aid.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025
Trump later reverted to endorse the bill, and signed it into law this week.
—Sudiksha Kochi, The Hill, 22 Nov. 2025
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Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
The 49ers had to revert to basics (aka, stop calling cool stuff) on Monday because the quarterback who was supposed to elevate the offense — the guy who, just a week ago, did elevate the offense — became a liability.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
The foundation suspended its operations at the beginning of the ceasefire in mid-October as the US and the international community reverted to the United Nations as the primary means of distributing humanitarian aid.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025
Trump later reverted to endorse the bill, and signed it into law this week.
—Sudiksha Kochi, The Hill, 22 Nov. 2025
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“Revert to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revert%20to. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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