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English verb: revert

1. revert (change) go back to a previous state


SamplesWe reverted to the old rules.


Synonymsregress, retrovert, return, turn back


Pattern of useSomething ----s.
Somebody ----s.
Something is ----ing PP.
Somebody ----s PP


Broader (hypernym)change by reversal, reverse, turn


Narrower (hyponym)fall back, go back, lapse, recidivate, recover, recuperate, regress, relapse, resile, retrogress

2. revert (change) undergo reversion, as in a mutation


Pattern of useSomething ----s


Broader (hypernym)mutate









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