English
Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)t|-��(r)t
Etymology
From OF. revertir, from VL. *revertire, variant of L. revertere.
Noun
wikipedia|reversion
en-noun
- One who, or that which, reverts.
- italbrac|Muslim usage A convert to Islam.
Related terms
reversion
revertive
Translations
trans-top|a convert
French: conversion f
trans-bottom
Verb
en-verb
- To turn back, or to the contrary; to reverse.
- To throw back; to reflect; to reverberate;to get back..
- To change back.
- To return; to come back.
#:If they attack, we will revert to the bunker.
- To return to the proprietor after the termination of a particular estate granted by him.
- To return, wholly or in part, towards some preexistent form; to take on the traits or characters of an ancestral type.
- To change back, as from a soluble to an insoluble state or the reverse; thus, phosphoric acid in certain fertilizers reverts.
Translations
rfv-trans
Finnish: palauttaa (3), palata (4)
French: retourner, revenir
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