Revert Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of REVERT

1

revert to (something)

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to go back or return to (an earlier state, condition, situation, etc.)

• She has reverted (back) to her old habits.
• My blood pressure has reverted to normal. [=has returned to normal; has become normal again]
• After playing badly in the last two games, he seems to have reverted to form. [=he is now playing as well as he usually does]
• (chiefly Brit) After this one atypical comedy, will he revert to type [=will he do what he usually does] in his next film?

2

revert to (someone or something)

law, of property

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to be given to (a former owner or a former owner's heir)

• The estate reverted to a distant cousin.