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revert

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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.

[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.]

re·verter n.
re·verti·ble adj.
re·vertive adj.

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.revert - go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"
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"

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

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
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


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In order that the circumstances may be clearly understood, I must revert for a moment to the period before the assault, and to the stories current in our camp of the treasure in jewels and gold stored up in the Palace of Seringapatam.
Besides, he that clears at once will relapse; for finding himself out of straits, he will revert to his custom: but he that cleareth by degrees, induceth a habit of frugality, and gaineth as well upon his mind, as upon his estate.
It is not surprising, therefore, to find that from the first the Boeotian school is forced to season its matter with romantic episodes, and that later it tends more and more to revert (as in the "Shield of Heracles") to the Homeric tradition.
 
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