reverted; reverting; reverts
1
: to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
2
: to return to the proprietor or his or her heirs at the end of a reversion
3
: to return to an ancestral type
reverter
noun
Examples of revert in a Sentence
after the national emergency had passed, the political parties abandoned their shotgun unity and reverted to their partisan squabbling
Recent Examples on the Web
Don’t get too comfortable, though: The curve usually reverts before a recession hits.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
In a post-pandemic culture that’s been defined by isolation and a decrease in human interaction, mukbangs have reverted back to playing a more vital role, one associated with its origins in South Korea.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 5 Sep. 2024
Last April, FirstEnergy and the Browns mutually agreed to end the rights agreement and the stadium’s name was reverted back to Cleveland Browns Stadium, creating some goodwill within the fan base.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2024
According to the notice, whoever purchases Dash’s stake at auction would potentially only be able to profit from proceeds generated by Reasonable Doubt for roughly five more years, after which ownership of the album will revert back to JAY-Z himself.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 14 Aug. 2024
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
In a post-pandemic culture that’s been defined by isolation and a decrease in human interaction, mukbangs have reverted back to playing a more vital role, one associated with its origins in South Korea.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 5 Sep. 2024
Last April, FirstEnergy and the Browns mutually agreed to end the rights agreement and the stadium’s name was reverted back to Cleveland Browns Stadium, creating some goodwill within the fan base.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2024
According to the notice, whoever purchases Dash’s stake at auction would potentially only be able to profit from proceeds generated by Reasonable Doubt for roughly five more years, after which ownership of the album will revert back to JAY-Z himself.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Revert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revert. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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revert
verb
re·vert
ri-ˈvərt 
1
: to come or go back
reverted to the customs of their ancestors
2
: to experience reversion
Medical Definition
Legal Definition
revert
intransitive verb
re·vert
ri-ˈvərt
1
: to come or go back (as to a former status or state)
if the donee of a general power fails to exercise it…the appointive assets revert to the donor's estate—W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al.
W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al.2
: to return to the grantor or his or her heirs as a reversion
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