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reverted

/rɪˈvɜːrtɪd/ /riˈvɜːrtɪd/

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verb

(now rare) To turn back, or turn to the contrary; to reverse.

Examples :

"After the rain stopped, the river reverted to its normal level. "

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To throw back; to reflect; to reverberate.

Examples :

"The loud echo in the empty hallway reverted back to us after we shouted. "

physics sound action

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To cause to return to a former condition.

Examples :

"After the storm, the power company reverted the electricity service to its original schedule. "

condition process action

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(now rare) To return; to come back.

Examples :

"If they attack, we will revert to the bunker."

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To return to the possession of.

Examples :

"When a book goes out of print, rights revert from the publisher to the author."

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To cause (a property or rights) to return to the previous owner.

Examples :

"Sometimes a publisher will automatically revert rights back to an author once a book has gone out of print."

property right law

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To return to a former practice, condition, belief, etc.

Examples :

"After the school's new policy proved unpopular, the principal reverted to the old grading system. "

condition action tendency past history

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To return to an earlier or primitive type or state; to take on the traits or characters of an ancestral type.

Examples :

"After a week of good behavior, the toddler reverted to his old habit of throwing toys when he didn't get his way. "

history nature biology time

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To change back, as from a soluble to an insoluble state or the reverse.

Examples :

"Phosphoric acid in certain fertilizers reverts."

chemistry process science

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To take up again or return to a previous topic.

Examples :

""After discussing our weekend plans, the conversation reverted to the homework assignment we needed to finish." "

communication language writing

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verb

(in Muslim usage, due to the belief that all people are born Muslim) To convert to Islam.

Examples :

"After studying Islam for many years, she reverted to the faith and embraced her perceived original connection to God. "

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verb

(originally India, now also Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong) To reply (to correspondence, for example).

Examples :

"Please revert before Monday."

communication language word

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To treat (a series, such as y = a + bx + cx2 + ..., where one variable y is expressed in powers of a second variable x), so as to find the second variable x expressed in a series arranged in powers of y.

Examples :

"The mathematician reverted the power series expansion to find an equation that expressed the original variable in terms of the series result. "

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adjective

That has gone back (to an earlier place, state etc.).

Examples :

"After the software update, some user settings were reverted to the default configurations. "

past time action

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adjective

Bent back, reversed.

Examples :

"The rose had a reverted petal, bent sharply backward against the stem. "

appearance direction

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adjective

Directed backwards.

Examples :

"The car has reverted seats so passengers can face each other. "