Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Reversed; turned back.
- In heraldry, same as
revertant .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Turned back; reversed. Specifically: (Her.) Bent or curved twice, in opposite directions, or in the form of an S.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
revert . - adjective That has gone back (to an earlier place, state etc.).
- adjective
Bent back,reversed . - adjective Directed
backwards .
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Examples
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At the death of General Sinclair in 1762, the title reverted to Charles
Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I. Mrs. Thomson
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Etowah County, after realizing it could not afford to operate the ferry, decided to declare it surplus property in March 2009 and its title reverted to the FHWA.
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But after ‘a fierce shout of mirth’, Heidegger checked himself, and ‘his expression reverted to its habitual ferocity’.
Archive 2009-06-01 enowning 2009
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But after ‘a fierce shout of mirth’, Heidegger checked himself, and ‘his expression reverted to its habitual ferocity’.
enowning enowning 2009
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The two-time defending World Series champions once again reverted to their anemic offensive ways, as New York got only six hits in a 2-0 loss to the Seattle Mariners in the opener of the AL championship series on Tuesday night.
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Farfrae attended, left off conscious mannerisms, left off putting him in their prayers at night amongst their blood relations; in short, reverted to their normal courses.
The Mayor of Casterbridge Thomas Hardy 1884
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Willis shook his head, and Mrs. Hopkinson again reverted to her favourite topic.
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As it happens, having wet my toes in that area, and having just gotten several old titles reverted to me by Penguin/Berkley/Ace, I believe I am going to give that a shot.
New Lamps for Old Steve Perry 2010
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Under the original scheme, title reverted to the Spanish Crown upon the death of the ecomendero (estate owner), but in time heirs were allowed retain rights by inheritance.
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Under the original scheme, title reverted to the Spanish Crown upon the death of the ecomendero (estate owner), but in time heirs were allowed retain rights by inheritance.
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