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reversing

/rɪˈvɜːrsɪŋ/ /rɪˈvɜːsɪŋ/

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verb

To turn something around so that it faces the opposite direction or runs in the opposite sequence.

Examples :

"to reverse a portion of video footage"

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verb

To turn something inside out or upside down.

Examples :

"The child was reversing his socks after getting them wet in the rain. "

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To transpose the positions of two things.

Examples :

"The chef reversed the order of the ingredients in the recipe. "

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To change totally; to alter to the opposite.

Examples :

"The company's new policy is reversing the old one that allowed employees to work from home, now requiring everyone to be in the office. "

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To return, come back.

Examples :

"After realizing she forgot her homework, she started reversing her steps back home. "

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To turn away; to cause to depart.

Examples :

"The company is reversing its decision to close the local factory after community pressure. "

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To cause to return; to recall.

Examples :

"The company is reversing its earlier decision to close the factory, which is good news for the workers. "

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To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.

Examples :

"to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree"

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To cause a mechanism or a vehicle to operate or move in the opposite direction to normal.

Examples :

"The driver was carefully reversing the car out of the parking space. "

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To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.

Examples :

"Adding lemon juice to milk caused it to curdle, but we are researching ways of reversing this process to separate the solids and liquids again. "

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verb

To place a set of points in the reverse position

Examples :

"The driver was carefully reversing the car out of the parking space. "

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(of points) to move from the normal position to the reverse position

Examples :

"The train was reversing its direction before entering the station. "

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verb

To overthrow; to subvert.

Examples :

"The new manager is reversing many of the policies established by her predecessor. "

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noun

An act of reversal.

Examples :

"The politician's reversing of his earlier position on education reform surprised many people. "