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Added 9 October 2026

revert

/ɹəˈvɜː(ɹ)t/ verb

Latin root: revertō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about revert at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Go back to a previous state.
We reverted to the old rules
Undergo reversion, as in a mutation.

Origin

From Old French revertir, from Vulgar Latin *revertiō, variant of Latin revertō.

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