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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According to documents first obtained by TMZ, Jay-Z’s attorneys filed an official notice in August stating that the Reasonable Doubt rights were set to revert back to Jay in 2031.
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
One term of the deal is that that some of the movie’s rights will revert Coogler over the course of several decades.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2024
After stirring up speculation over whether the look was a wig or not, the star quickly reverted back to her usual brunette locks.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
In races with few polls, the polling average is reverted back toward the imputed average there based on polls in other states.
—G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2024
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
One term of the deal is that that some of the movie’s rights will revert Coogler over the course of several decades.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2024
After stirring up speculation over whether the look was a wig or not, the star quickly reverted back to her usual brunette locks.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
In races with few polls, the polling average is reverted back toward the imputed average there based on polls in other states.
—G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for revert
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“Revert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revert. Accessed 30 Nov. 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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