revert
/ɹɨˈvɜːt/ · re·vert
noun
- One who, or that which, reverts. The revert embraced the old customs after years of modernization.
- A person who returns to a religion previously abandoned. After living abroad, he became a revert, re‑embracing his childhood faith.
- (Islamic usage) A convert to Islam, based on the belief that all people are born Muslim. In early Islamic jurisprudence, new believers were often referred to as revert.
verb
- To turn back, or turn to the contrary; to reverse. She decided to revert to her original plan after the meeting.
- To throw back; to reflect; to reverberate. The sound reverted off the canyon walls, creating an echo.
- To cause to return to a former condition. The software update will revert the system to its previous settings.
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Did you know? The noun sense of 'revert' meaning a convert to Islam reflects a theological doctrine that every person is born Muslim, a usage that appears in early Islamic legal texts but is rare today.