revert

• Verbo usado para indicar o retorno a um estado, condição, prática ou assunto anterior; é comum em contextos formais ou técnicos.

A verb used to indicate the act of returning to a previous state, condition, practice, or subject; often used in formal or technical contexts.

1. Return to a previous stateB2formal

   To go back to a former condition, practice, or subject.

   Voltar a um estado anterior

   • After the crisis, the country reverted to its original economic policies.
   • The discussion reverted to the main topic after a brief digression.
   • He reverted to his old habits despite trying to change.

   Sinônimosbackslidefall backgo backregressrelapseresumeretrogressreturn

   Antônimosadvancedevelopprogress

2. Undergo reversion (biology)C1formalscientific

   To return to a previous genetic or evolutionary state, as in a mutation reverting to the original form.

   Reverter ao estado original (biologia)

   • The mutated gene reverted to its normal sequence over several generations.
   • In some species, a trait can revert to an ancestral characteristic.
   • The experiment showed that the virus could revert to a less harmful strain.