I. rə̇ˈvər]t, rēˈ-, -və̄], -vəi], usu ]d.+V verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English reverten, from Middle French revertir, from Old French, from Latin revertere to turn back, from re- + vertere to turn — more at worth
intransitive verb
1. : to come or go back (as to a place, person, condition, or topic)
a people that reverted to savagery
2. : to return to the proprietor or his heirs or assigns after the termination of a particular estate or reversion granted by him
3. : to undergo reversion : return toward some ancestral type
4. : to return to a former chemical state — used especially of solubilized phosphoric acid or phosphate in fertilizer that becomes insoluble again
5. : to develop an off-flavor — used especially of a fat or a fatty oil
transitive verb
1. obsolete
a. : to cause to return to ; especially : restore
b. : to turn, force, or throw back
c. : revoke , reverse , annul
2. : to turn to the contrary : reverse , invert
3. : to turn (as the eyes) or direct back or to the rear
4. : to cause (as phosphates) to revert
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- revert a series
II. noun
( -s )
: one that reverts or is reverted ; especially : one that returns to a former faith
III. adjective
: reverted