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
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Omen gets a change reverted from a few patches ago which should stop dead allies spectating Omen being able to see through nearsights, while the really annoying issue where Vyse could no longer use Arc Rose for the remainder of the round if it was placed too close to the spike has also been solved.
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Mike Stubbs, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
However, Netflix has rarely allowed users to revert, and doing so usually requires a workaround rather than an official means of doing so.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Glasnow said there is a fine line between reverting back to old mechanics and what he’s been practicing.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
The introduction to the Paul Maurice playoff Panthers was a wild ride as the team reached Game 7 after trailing three games to one in the series and reverting back to Sergei Bobrovsky as their starting goalie mid-series.
—Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 18 May 2025
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Mike Stubbs, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
However, Netflix has rarely allowed users to revert, and doing so usually requires a workaround rather than an official means of doing so.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Glasnow said there is a fine line between reverting back to old mechanics and what he’s been practicing.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
The introduction to the Paul Maurice playoff Panthers was a wild ride as the team reached Game 7 after trailing three games to one in the series and reverting back to Sergei Bobrovsky as their starting goalie mid-series.
—Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 18 May 2025
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“Revert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revert. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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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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