revert
to return to a former habit, practice, belief, condition, etc.: They reverted to the ways of their forefathers.
Law. (of assets) to go back to or return to the former owner or to their heirs.
Biology. to return to an earlier or primitive type.
to go back in thought or discussion: He constantly reverted to his childhood.
a person or thing that goes back.
Law. a reversion.
Origin of revert
1Other words for revert
Other words from revert
- re·vert·i·ble, adjective
- re·vert·i·bil·i·ty, noun
- re·ver·tive, adjective
- re·ver·tive·ly, adverb
- non·re·vert·i·ble, adjective
- non·re·ver·tive, adjective
- un·re·vert·ed, adjective
- un·re·vert·i·ble, adjective
- un·re·vert·ing, adjective
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How to use revert in a sentence
Too many people reverted to a childlike state, and they wanted a daddy-protector.
The U.S. Will Torture Again—and We’re All to Blame | Michael Tomasky | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLonard thinks ha-ha-ha and tells Bantam that the rights have reverted to him, which they have.
Elmore Leonard’s Rocky Road to Fame and Fortune | Mike Lupica | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFinally, in the following episode—last Sunday's "Oathkeeper"—Jaime reverted right back to his good old sympathetic self.
Why We Should Pretend the ‘Game of Thrones’ Rape Scene Never Happened | Andrew Romano | May 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe had reverted to the controlling and abusive figure who had forced her to flee in the first place.
Threats Preceded High-Rise Suicide, New York Mom Says | Michael Daly | December 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTUnfortunately, the film never left development purgatory, and the rights reverted back to Marvel in 2013.
Netflix and Marvel’s ‘Luke Cage’ and a Brief History of Black Superheroes | Chancellor Agard | November 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Her memory reverted to experiences that had made her feel as much older than the ordinary girl as she now felt at sea.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonShe then reverted to all she had loved and admired of the beauties of nature, and which she was now to leave forever.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottHer emotion must have surprised her, but immediately she regained her placidity and reverted no more to the subject.
The Fifth String | John Philip SousaShe was going down the stairs, Fortunio a step behind her, when her mind reverted to the happening at La Rochette.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniHer mind had reverted at once to Crompton Place, now hers in reality, although she probably did not think of that.
The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes
British Dictionary definitions for revert
to go back to a former practice, condition, belief, etc: she reverted to her old wicked ways
to take up again or come back to a former topic
biology (of individuals, organs, etc) to return to a more primitive, earlier, or simpler condition or type
US to reply to someone: we will revert to you with pricing and other details
property law (of an estate or interest in land) to return to its former owner or his heirs when a grant, esp a grant for the lifetime of the grantee, comes to an end
revert to type to resume characteristics that were thought to have disappeared
a person who, having been converted, has returned to his former beliefs or Church
Origin of revert
1usage For revert
Derived forms of revert
- reverter, noun
- revertible, adjective
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