revert verb /rɪˈvəːt/ 1. return to (a previous state, practice, topic, etc.). "he reverted to his native language" Similar: return go back come back change back retrogress regress default fall back into relapse into lapse into drift back into retrograde 2. INDIAN reply or respond to someone. "we texted both Farah and Shirish, but neither of them reverted" noun /ˈriːvəːt/ a person who has converted to the Islamic faith. -makrus