revert
/rɪˈvɜrt/
verb
- To return to a previous state, condition, or subject.
- After the rain stopped, the garden began to revert to its natural state.
- Let's revert to the original plan since the new one isn't working.
- The software will revert to the previous version if the update fails.
- To go back to a former owner or to a former legal status, especially in property law.
- The property reverted to the original family after the lease expired.
- Under the agreement, the rights revert to the author after the contract ends.
- If the land is unused for ten years, ownership reverts to the state.
- To reply or respond to someone, especially in a business or formal context.
- I will revert to you with the details by tomorrow morning.
- The manager promised to revert to the team after the meeting.
- Please revert to the client with an update on the project.
noun
- A person who returns to a previous belief, religion, or way of life.
- As a revert to vegetarianism, she felt healthier than ever.
- The community welcomed the revert back to the faith.
- He was a revert to the traditional methods after trying modern techniques.