REVERT


Meaning of REVERT in English

■ 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'.

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