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- pronunciation:
- rih
vuhrt
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
reverts, reverting, reverted |
| definition 1: |
to return to a previous state, practice, belief, or the like.
After the conquerors withdrew, the tribes reverted to their former religion.The untended garden reverted to a sea of weeds.I've gained weight since I reverted to my old eating habits.- synonyms:
- backslide, regress, relapse, retrogress
- similar words:
- backtrack, degenerate, return
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| definition 2: |
in biology, to show characteristics typical of earlier generations, earlier stages in development, or more primitive types.
- synonyms:
- regress
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| definition 3: |
in law, to be returned to the original owner or his or her heirs.
- similar words:
- return
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| related words: |
reverse |
adverb + (v.)revert
automatically, gradually, inevitably, promptly, quickly, slowly, soon
(v.)revert
+ adverb
back, instead
(v.)revert
+ noun
authoritarianism,
chaos,
childhood,
control,
default,
dictatorship,
distributor,
employer,
farmland,
forest,
form,
habit,
heir,
infancy,
lifestyle,
mode,
origin,
ownership,
pattern,
persona,
predecessor,
root,
rule,
self,
sovereignty,
status,
tactic,
tone,
topic,
transfer,
type,
version,
warfare,
wetland
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
one that returns to a previous state, practice, belief, or the like.
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| derivation: |
revertible (adj.) |
The word revert
contains the following parts:
re-
Latin
prefix
that means again; back or back again
  More about this word part:
The prefix re-
occurs in verbs that are Latin loanwords, where it can mean "again" (revise
) or "back again" (reflect
). It also attaches to English verbs (replay
, rewind) with both meanings. Any verb can be prefixed by "re-
" to indicate that an action is repeated. No hyphen is necessary unless the word formed is identical to an existing word (re-sign the document, but resign
from a job).
Example words:
irrefragable, irremissible, irrevocable, re-coil, re-cover, react, reappear, rebuild, recall, recede, recoil, reconstruct, record, recover, redo, reflect, reflection, regress, reheat, relive, remissible, remit, remove, renew, renewal, repaint, repay, replay, replete, report, reporter, reservation, resign, resignation, respect, retract, reverse, reversible, revert, review, revise, revision, revive, revolve, revolution, rewrite, rebel, rebellious
vers, vert
Latin
root
that means to turn; to be occupied with
Example words:
adversary, adversative, adverse, adversity, advert, advertent, advertise, advertisement, animadversion, animadvert, anniversary, averse, aversion, avert, controversial, controversy, controvert, conversable, conversant, conversation, converse1, convert, converter, convertible, covert, divers, diverse, diversify, diversion, diversity, divert, divorce, eversion, evert, extraversion, extroversion, extrovert, inadvertence, inadvertent, intervertebral, introversion, introvert, inverse, inversion, invert, invertebrate, inverter, irreversible, malversation, obverse, perverse, perversion, perversity, pervert, reconvert, revers, reversal, reverse, reversible, reversion, revert, subversion, subvert, tergiversate, transversal, transverse, traverse, universalism, universality, universe, university, versatile, versatility, verse, versicle, version, verso, versus, vertebral, vertebrate, vertex, vertical, verticil, vertiginous, vice versa, vortex
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