reverting

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reverting - a failure to maintain a higher state lapsing, relapse, relapsing, backsliding, lapse, reversion failure - an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test" recidivism - habitual relapse into crime
Adj.	1.	reverting - tending to return to an earlier state returning regressive - opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state