1. Go back to a previous state
   "We reverted to the old rules";
   - return, retrovert [rare], regress, turn back
    
2. Undergo reversion, as in a mutation
   "The plant reverted to its wild type after several generations"
    
3. (law) return to the proprietor after termination
   "The property will revert to the original owner if the conditions of the lease are not met"

Derived forms: reverts, reverted, reverting

Type of: mutate, reverse, turn

Encyclopedia: Revert, block, ignore