revert
[ ri-vurt ]
/ rɪˈvɜrt /
verb (used without object)
to return to a former habit, practice, belief, condition, etc.: They reverted to the ways of their forefathers.
Law.
to go back to or return to the former owner or to his or her heirs.
Biology.
to return to an earlier or primitive type.
to go back in thought or discussion: He constantly reverted to his childhood.
noun
a person or thing that reverts.
Law.
a reversion.
Origin of revert
OTHER WORDS FROM revert
Words nearby revert
reversionary annuity,
reversionary bonus,
reversioner,
reversionist,
reverso,
revert,
revertant,
reverter,
revery,
revest,
revet
Example sentences from the Web for revert
British Dictionary definitions for revert
revert
verb (rɪˈvɜːt) (intr foll by to)
noun (ˈriːˌvɜːt)
a person who, having been converted, has returned to his former beliefs or Church
Derived forms of revert
reverter, noun revertible, adjectiveWord Origin for revert
C13: from Latin
revertere to return, from
re- +
vertere to turn
usage for revert
Since
back is part of the meaning of
revert, one should not say that someone
reverts back to a certain type of behaviour
Medical definitions for revert
revert
[ rĭ-vûrt′ ]
v.
To return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief.
To undergo genetic reversion.