English verb: retrovert | |||
1. | retrovert (change) go back to a previous state | ||
Samples | We reverted to the old rules. | ||
Synonyms | regress, return, revert, turn back | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----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 | ||