† retrovertn.

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by conversion. Or (ii) a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: retrovert v.; revert n.

Etymology: Either < retrovert v., after e.g. convert n., pervert n., or an alteration of revert n. with prefix substitution (see retro- prefix).

Obsolete. rare.

A person who reverts to his or her former faith.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > preaching > conversion > [noun] > one who has undergone > a second time

revert1653

reconvert1701

retrovert1873

1873 F. Hall Mod. Eng. 308 The goats, if they come back to the old sheep-fold, to be reovilized, are now, in pious phrase, denominated retroverts.

1878 Salt Lake Daily Tribune 21 July A fair girl..became a convert, or, more properly speaking, a retrovert, for all England was at one time Catholic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

retrovertv.

Brit.

/ˌrɛtrə(ʊ)ˈvəːt/, U.S.

/ˌrɛtrəˈvərt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin retrovertere.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin retrovertere to destroy, overthrow (Vetus Latina), to turn back (5th cent.) < classical Latin retrō retro- prefix + vertere to turn (see vert v.¹). Compare earlier retroversion n., and also revert v. In specific medical use in sense 1b after retroverted adj. (see retroverted adj. 2).

a. transitive. To turn or bend back; to reverse.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > direct [verb (transitive)] > reverse the direction of

reverse?a1439

return1483

to turn back1579

alternate1595

re-enverse1603

retrovert1637

obvert1646

1637 W. Lithgow True Disc. Siege of Breda Prol. sig. A3 My preteriat daies of long worne time, being stricken in age, retroverteth the ancient Proverbe backwards upon my selfe.

1804 Crit. Rev. Apr. 443 By retroverting the ordinary diurnal motion of the earth on its axis.

1848 J. Gould Birds Austral. III. pl. 31 (caption) Emu wren... The tail is carried in an erect position, and is even occasionally retroverted over the back.

1858 A. M. Redfield Zoöl. Sci. (1865) 193 He retroverts the tongue for the purpose of cleansing the nostrils.

1920 John Hopkins Hosp. Rep. 19 107 An assistant retroverted the cul-de-sac of this capsule, which was then completely detached with the spatula from the vessels.

1993 A. D. Crown et al. Compan. Samaritan Stud. 83/2 A logic was adopted to retrovert the implications.

2002 S. Rabinowitz in L. Finberg & R. Kleinman Saunders Man. Paediatric Pract. (ed. 2) xi. clxiv. 608/2 Retroverting the scope is the best way to visualize the rectum.

b. intransitive. Medicine. Of the uterus: to become retroverted.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > inversion > invert [verb (transitive)] > turn the reverse or wrong way

turna1200

misturna1350

overturna1382

reversec1400

revertc1440

inturn1573

retrograde1582

renversec1586

retrovert1782

roll1918

the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > change of direction, reversion > revert [verb (intransitive)]

awendOE

recommence1481

relieve?1510

turn1594

remigrate1601

to cast back1622

recounter1630

regress1650

retrovert1782

to turn round1802

retrogress1860

to turn back1886

U-turn1973

1782 T. Denman Introd. Pract. Midwifery I. i. ii. 108 The suppression of urine gives to the uterus its first inclination to retrovert.

1848 C. D. Meigs Females & their Dis. xvi. 191 Relax, stretch, elongate the ligamenta rotunda, and the womb retroverts.

1890 Therapeutic Gaz. 15 Apr. 245/2 In two instances, I have known the heavy, flabby uterus to retrovert after parturition.

1925 Lancet 2 May 938/2 If at the expiry of this period the uterus retroverts when it [sc. the pessary] is left out the instrument should be abandoned.

1962 E. E. Philipp Obstetr. & Gynaecol. d. ix. 159 By the 10th day it is usually not possible to tell whether the uterus is going to retrovert or not.

2. intransitive. To revert to some former state or condition. Also without construction: to regress.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > move backwards [verb (intransitive)] > return towards point of departure

repaira1325

returna1325

rebounda1382

redounda1382

recovera1393

to go backc1425

revertc1475

renew1488

reverse1542

retire1567

revolve1587

reciprocate1623

retrovert1639

to get back1664

recur1719

hoicks1762

boomerang1900

1639 G. Daniel Ecclus. xxvi. 105 He who retroverts To Sin againe; such to their owne deserts, God marks for vengeance.

1715 Persecution Expos'd 91 And now to retrovert and make this Meeting a Religious Conventicle, to bring him within this Statute, was very hard and contradictory.

1850 New Eng. Bot. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. Feb. 59 After relaxation had taken place, the bones retroverted to their wonted position.

1897 E. S. Phelps in Social Abominations xxi. 306 Has it retroverted to a ruder and earlier stage of development?

1912 Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen's Mag. Oct. 523/1 We are living in the twentieth century, not in the Dark Ages; and..to retrograde or retrovert would be to frown upon civilization.

1978 V. V. Aspaturian in H. Horn et al. Sozialismus in Theorie und Praxis 301 Formal decision-making has retroverted to the state or subgroup levels.

1993 Re: WCW Back on Track? in rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Usenet newsgroup) 11 July They can't retrovert to the 1985 way of doing things.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	retrovert
释义	† retrovertn. Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by conversion. Or (ii) a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: retrovert v.; revert n. Etymology: Either < retrovert v., after e.g. convert n., pervert n., or an alteration of revert n. with prefix substitution (see retro- prefix). Obsolete. rare. A person who reverts to his or her former faith. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > preaching > conversion > [noun] > one who has undergone > a second time revert1653 reconvert1701 retrovert1873 1873 F. Hall Mod. Eng. 308 The goats, if they come back to the old sheep-fold, to be reovilized, are now, in pious phrase, denominated retroverts. 1878 Salt Lake Daily Tribune 21 July A fair girl..became a convert, or, more properly speaking, a retrovert, for all England was at one time Catholic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2018). retrovertv. Brit. /ˌrɛtrə(ʊ)ˈvəːt/, U.S. /ˌrɛtrəˈvərt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin retrovertere. Etymology: < post-classical Latin retrovertere to destroy, overthrow (Vetus Latina), to turn back (5th cent.) < classical Latin retrō retro- prefix + vertere to turn (see vert v.¹). Compare earlier retroversion n., and also revert v. In specific medical use in sense 1b after retroverted adj. (see retroverted adj. 2). 1. a. transitive. To turn or bend back; to reverse. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > direct [verb (transitive)] > reverse the direction of reverse?a1439 return1483 to turn back1579 alternate1595 re-enverse1603 retrovert1637 obvert1646 1637 W. Lithgow True Disc. Siege of Breda Prol. sig. A3 My preteriat daies of long worne time, being stricken in age, retroverteth the ancient Proverbe backwards upon my selfe. 1804 Crit. Rev. Apr. 443 By retroverting the ordinary diurnal motion of the earth on its axis. 1848 J. Gould Birds Austral. III. pl. 31 (caption) Emu wren... The tail is carried in an erect position, and is even occasionally retroverted over the back. 1858 A. M. Redfield Zoöl. Sci. (1865) 193 He retroverts the tongue for the purpose of cleansing the nostrils. 1920 John Hopkins Hosp. Rep. 19 107 An assistant retroverted the cul-de-sac of this capsule, which was then completely detached with the spatula from the vessels. 1993 A. D. Crown et al. Compan. Samaritan Stud. 83/2 A logic was adopted to retrovert the implications. 2002 S. Rabinowitz in L. Finberg & R. Kleinman Saunders Man. Paediatric Pract. (ed. 2) xi. clxiv. 608/2 Retroverting the scope is the best way to visualize the rectum. b. intransitive. Medicine. Of the uterus: to become retroverted. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inversion > invert [verb (transitive)] > turn the reverse or wrong way turna1200 misturna1350 overturna1382 reversec1400 revertc1440 inturn1573 retrograde1582 renversec1586 retrovert1782 roll1918 the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > change of direction, reversion > revert [verb (intransitive)] awendOE recommence1481 relieve?1510 turn1594 remigrate1601 to cast back1622 recounter1630 regress1650 retrovert1782 to turn round1802 retrogress1860 to turn back1886 U-turn1973 1782 T. Denman Introd. Pract. Midwifery I. i. ii. 108 The suppression of urine gives to the uterus its first inclination to retrovert. 1848 C. D. Meigs Females & their Dis. xvi. 191 Relax, stretch, elongate the ligamenta rotunda, and the womb retroverts. 1890 Therapeutic Gaz. 15 Apr. 245/2 In two instances, I have known the heavy, flabby uterus to retrovert after parturition. 1925 Lancet 2 May 938/2 If at the expiry of this period the uterus retroverts when it [sc. the pessary] is left out the instrument should be abandoned. 1962 E. E. Philipp Obstetr. & Gynaecol. d. ix. 159 By the 10th day it is usually not possible to tell whether the uterus is going to retrovert or not. 2. intransitive. To revert to some former state or condition. Also without construction: to regress. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > move backwards [verb (intransitive)] > return towards point of departure repaira1325 returna1325 rebounda1382 redounda1382 recovera1393 to go backc1425 revertc1475 renew1488 reverse1542 retire1567 revolve1587 reciprocate1623 retrovert1639 to get back1664 recur1719 hoicks1762 boomerang1900 1639 G. Daniel Ecclus. xxvi. 105 He who retroverts To Sin againe; such to their owne deserts, God marks for vengeance. 1715 Persecution Expos'd 91 And now to retrovert and make this Meeting a Religious Conventicle, to bring him within this Statute, was very hard and contradictory. 1850 New Eng. Bot. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. Feb. 59 After relaxation had taken place, the bones retroverted to their wonted position. 1897 E. S. Phelps in Social Abominations xxi. 306 Has it retroverted to a ruder and earlier stage of development? 1912 Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen's Mag. Oct. 523/1 We are living in the twentieth century, not in the Dark Ages; and..to retrograde or retrovert would be to frown upon civilization. 1978 V. V. Aspaturian in H. Horn et al. Sozialismus in Theorie und Praxis 301 Formal decision-making has retroverted to the state or subgroup levels. 1993 Re: WCW Back on Track? in rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Usenet newsgroup) 11 July They can't retrovert to the 1985 way of doing things. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1873v.1637
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