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Revert \Re*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reverted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Reverting}.] [L. revertere, reversum; pref. re- re- +
vertere to turn: cf. OF. revertir. See {Verse}, and cf.
{Reverse}.]
1. To turn back, or to the contrary; to reverse.
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Till happy chance revert the cruel scence. --Prior.
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The tumbling stream . . .
Reverted, plays in undulating flow. --Thomson.
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2. To throw back; to reflect; to reverberate.
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3. (Chem.) To change back. See {Revert}, v. i.
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{To revert a series} (Alg.), to treat a series, as y = a + bx
+ cx^{2} + etc., where one variable y is expressed in
powers of a second variable x, so as to find therefrom the
second variable x, expressed in a series arranged in
powers of y.
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