Origin of reverse
SYNONYMS FOR reverse
1
converse.
synonym study for reverse
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, adverb reverser, nounWord Origin for reverse
C14: from Old French, from Latin
reversus, from
revertere to turn back