■ verb ( ~ to )
1》 return to (a previous state, condition, etc.).
↘ Biology return to (a former or ancestral type).
2》 Law (of property) return or pass to by reversion.
3》 archaic turn (one's eyes or steps) back.
Derivatives
~ant noun & adjective ( Biology ).
~er noun ( Law ).
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~ir or L. ~ere 'turn back'.