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revert

Pronunciation: /rɪˈvəːt/

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Definition of revert

verb

  • 1 [no object] (revert to) return to (a previous state, practice, topic, etc.):he reverted to his native language he ignored her words by reverting to the former subject
  • convert to (the Islamic faith): I reverted to Islam five years ago
  • Biology return to (a former or ancestral type):it is impossible that a fishlike mammal will actually revert to being a true fish
  • Law (of property) return to (the original owner) by reversion: in the event of the building ceasing to become a school, ownership would revert to the Church
  • 2 [with object] archaic turn (one’s eyes or steps) back:on reverting our eyes, every step presented some new and admirable scene

noun

  • a person who has converted to the Islamic faith.

Derivatives

reverter

noun ( Law)

revertible

adjective ( Law)

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French revertir or Latin revertere 'turn back'. Early senses included 'recover consciousness' and 'return to a position'

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