revert

re·vert  (r-vûrt)

intr.v. re·vert·ed, re·vert·ing, re·verts

1. To return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief.

2. Law To return to the former owner or to the former owner's heirs. Used of money or property.

3. Genetics To undergo reversion.

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[Middle English reverten, from Old French revertir, from Vulgar Latin *revertre, variant of Latin revertere : re-, re- + vertere, to turn; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

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re·verter n.

re·verti·ble adj.

re·vertive adj.

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revert

Verb

1. to go back to a former state

2. Biol (of individuals or organs) to return to a more primitive, earlier, or simpler condition or type

3. to come back to a subject

4. Property law (of an estate) to return to its former owner [Latin revertere]

USAGE: Since back is part of the meaning of revert, one should not say that someone reverts back to a certain type of behaviour.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	revert - go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules" retrovert, regress, turn back, return recidivate, relapse, retrogress, regress, lapse, fall back - go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" change by reversal, reverse, turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" resile - return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed; "The rubber tubes resile" recuperate, go back, recover - regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"
	2.	revert - undergo reversion, as in a mutation mutate - undergo mutation; "cells mutate"

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revert

verb 1. go back, return, come back, resume, lapse, recur, relapse, regress, backslide, take up where you left off

verb 2. return,

USAGE Since the concept back is already contained in the re- part of the word revert, it is unnecessary to say that someone reverts back to a particular type of behaviour.

Translations

revert [rɪˈvəːt] vi to revert to → volver or revertir a

revert [rɪˈvəːt] vi to revert to → revenir à, retourner à

revert [rɪˈvəːt] vi to revert to (former state) → zurückkehren zu, zurückfallen in +acc;

(Law) (money, property) → zurückfallen an +acc

revert [rɪˈvəːt] vi to revert to → tornare a

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revert

v revert [rəˈvəːt]

to come or go back (to a previous state, point in a discussion etc). terugkeer يُعيد الوَضْع إلى ما كانَ عَلَيْه връщам се vrátit se vende tilbage til zurückkommen επανέρχομαι volver tagasi pöörduma رجوع کردن؛ برگشتن palata revenir (à) לַחֲזוֹר फिर लौट आना vratiti se u prvobitno stanje visszatér kembali taka aftur upp, snúa sér aftur að tornare, ritornare もとに戻る (원래의 습관·상태 등으로) 되돌아가다, 복귀하다 (su)grįžti į, pasukti atgal prie atgriezties pie iepriekšējā (stāvokļa u.tml.) kembali terugkeren komme/vende tilbake til wrócić (do punktu wyjścia)/(do poprzedniego stanu) voltar a re­veni la возвращаться vrátiť sa povrniti se vratiti se återgå, återkomma กลับสู่สภาพเดิม; กลับไปกล่าวถึงหัวข้อเดิม dönmek, dönüş yapmak 回復 повертатися واپش آنا یا جانا trở lại 回复

n reˈversion [-ʃən, (American ) -ʒən]

terugkering رُجوع، إرْتِداد връщане obrat tilbagevenden die Umkehrung επάνοδος, επιστροφή reversión tagasipöördumine بازگشت؛ حرکت معکوس paluu retour, réversion חֲזָרָה לַבַּעַלות שֶׁל- लौटना vraćanje prava darivatelju ili određenoj osobi visszatérés pengembalian afturhvarf ritorno, reversione 逆戻り 복귀, 되돌아감 (su)grįžimas atgriešanās pengembalian terugkeer tilbakevending; speilvending powrót do poprzedniego stanu regresso întoarcere, revenire возвращение obrat vrnitev povratak återgång การกลับกัน dönme, dönüş 復歸 повернення واپسی sự trở lại 复归