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1 Reverting -- rank: 1000

Reverting definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary REVERT'ING, ppr. Turning back ... 1: tending to return to an earlier state [syn: returning, reverting] n 1: a failure to maintain a higher state [syn: backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Revert Re*vert", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Reverting.] [L. revertere, reversum; pref. re- re- + vertere to turn: cf ...

2 Reversion -- rank: 358

... a higher state [syn: backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ... or character; atavism. Reversion of series (Alg.), the act of reverting a series. See To revert a series, under Revert, v ...

3 Relapse -- rank: 358

... a higher state [syn: backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting] v 1: deteriorate in health; "he relapsed" [syn: get worse ... return, return to, returning, reversal, reverse, reversion, revert, revert to, reverting, revulsion, rollback, setback, sicken, sink, sink back, sinking, slacken, slide ...

4 Lapse -- rank: 358

... a higher state [syn: backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting] v 1: pass into a specified state or condition; "He ... return, return to, returning, reversal, reverse, reversion, revert, revert to, reverting, revulsion, roll on, rollback, run, run down, run its course ...

5 Backsliding -- rank: 358

... a higher state [syn: backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Backslide Back`slide", v. i. [imp ... retroflexion, retrogradation, retrogression, retroversion, retrusion, return, returning, reversal, reverse, reversion, reverting, revulsion, rollback, sacrilegious, secession, setback, slipping back, sternway, throwback, treason ...

6 Revert -- rank: 358

... v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Reverting.] [L. revertere, reversum; pref. re- re- + vertere to turn: cf ... arranged in powers of y. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (reverts, reverting, reverted) 1. When people or things revert to a previous ...

7 Circular -- rank: 358

... by, a circle; round. 2. repeating itself; ending in itself; reverting to the point of beginning; hence, illogical; inconclusive; as, circular ... by, a circle; round. 2. repeating itself; ending in itself; reverting to the point of beginning; hence, illogical; inconclusive; as, circular ...

8 Revertive -- rank: 226

... reversing. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Revertive Re*vert"ive, a. Reverting, or tending to revert; returning. -- Re*vert"ive*ly, adv ...

9 Revertible -- rank: 226

... Re*vert"i*ble, a. Capable of, or admitting of, reverting or being reverted; as, a revertible estate. Moby Thesaurus atavistic ...

10 Reverted -- rank: 226

... v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Reverting.] [L. revertere, reversum; pref. re- re- + vertere to turn: cf ...

11 Reverse -- rank: 226

... return, returning, reversal, reverse of fortune, reversed, reversing, reversion, revert, reverting, revoke, revolve, revulsion, right-about, right-about-face, rotate, rout ...

12 Reversal -- rank: 226

... retrogression, retroversion, return, returning, reverse, reverse of fortune, reversing, reversion, reverting, revival, revivification, revocation, revoke, revokement, revolution, revulsion, right-about, right ...

13 Returning -- rank: 226

... 1: tending to return to an earlier state [syn: returning, reverting] 2: tending to be turned back [syn: returning, reversive] Webster ...

14 Return -- rank: 226

... compliment, returning, returns, revenue, reverberate, reverberation, reversal, reverse, reversion, revert, reverting, revest, revolve, revulsion, reward, rhythm, riposte, rise, roll, roll around ...

15 Retrogression -- rank: 226

... retrocession, retroflexion, retrogradation, retroversion, retrusion, return, returning, reversal, reverse, reversion, reverting, revulsion, rising, rollback, run, rush, set, setback, sideward motion, sinking ...