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revert Definition

re·vert (ri vʉrt′)

intransitive verb

  1. to go back in action, thought, speech, etc.; return, as to a former practice, opinion, state, or subject
  2. Biol. to return to a former or primitive type; show ancestral characteristics normally no longer present in the species
  3. Law to go back to a former owner or the heirs of such owner

Etymology: ME reverten < OFr revertir < VL *revertire, for L revertere < re-, back + vertere, to turn: see verse

noun

a person or thing that reverts; esp., one who returns to a previous faith

revert Related Forms

re·vert′·ible adjective

revert Synonyms

revert

v.

go back, recur to, regress; see relapse, return 1.

revert Usage Examples

Object

  • manor: Thereafter, the manor reverted to the Colvill family.
  • land: When the railroad plan was finally abandoned the land reverted to the Rector.
  • property: After 3 generations the property reverted to the landowners.
  • event: As a result, when the reverting event occurs, the trustees hold the land on a trust of land.
  • name: Later in the same year she was transferred to Calm Isle Shipping Ltd of Hong Kong and her name reverted to Oriental Merchant.
  • right: They declined and the hardback rights reverted to me.

Converse of object

see: The Future of the Competition Scheduled from now on for May, 2006 saw the event revert back to a bombing competition.

Adjective modifier

most: Remember, most mortgages revert to the SVR after any initial " Honey Trap " discount.

Modifying Another Word

  • back: Deleted existing pages / need to revert back to a previous state?
  • automatically: Unfortunately rather than then playing through the whole six episodes, at the end of each one it automatically reverts to the titles menu.
  • quickly: Whenever one met him over the last 10 years of his life, the conversation would quickly revert to it.
  • instantly: You may instantly revert back to your notes or primary document selection at any time.
  • gradually: Then the instrumentation builds, gradually reverting to the heavier sound that began the piece.
  • soon: Probably some, if not all of them, reverted soon after the Conquest to the crown.

Noun used with modifier

  • cannot: The publisher cannot revert to using the previous ISSN.
  • right: Rights All rights revert to the authors upon publication.

Infinitive complement

  • default: Some control changes keep reverting back to default after restarting the game, no matter how many times the configuration was saved.
  • form: Coming Up Phil tries to do things right by Ben, but reverts to form when things don't go his way.
  • use: In the event of any starting lights failure the Starter will revert to use of the National Flag.
  • plan: The third went to Mark as he reverted to plan A so things were looking pretty good.