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Origin of reverse
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1. See opposite. 15, 17. Reverse, invert agree in meaning to change into a contrary position, order, or relation. To reverse is to place or move something so that it is facing in the opposite direction from the one faced previously: to reverse from right to left; to reverse a decision. To invert is to turn upside down: to invert a stamp in printing; to invert a bowl over a plate.
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British Dictionary definitions for reverse
reverse
/ (rɪˈvɜːs) /
verb (mainly tr)
noun
adjective
Derived forms of reverse
reversely, adverbreverser, nounWord Origin for reverse
C14: from Old French, from Latin reversus, from revertere to turn back
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