revertingn.

Brit.

/rᵻˈvəːtɪŋ/, U.S.

/rəˈvərdɪŋ/,

/riˈvərdɪŋ/

Forms: see revert v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: revert v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < revert v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier reversal n., reversing n., reversion n.¹, and also revertence n., reverture n.

The action of revert v.; reversion; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > [noun] > forcing or driving back

reverting1540

retroaction1658

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > [noun] > turning back or reversal of course

charec1220

gainturna1225

gain-charingc1275

reverting1540

turn1575

reflectiona1616

reversal1648

turning1806

turnaround1959

society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > reversion > [noun]

reversionc1436

reverter1491

reverture1495

reverting1540

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > melody or succession of sounds > [noun] > melodic progression > rising and falling

reverting1540

1540 R. Taverner Epist. & Gospelles Easter tyll Aduent f. xxii^v I go my wey to him that sent me, to thintent I mought come agayne and begynne a newe and spirituall raigne in reuerting by death.

1558 W. Forrest Hist. Grisild the Second (1875) 161 Whois prosperous reuertynge from his countreye Reioycethe the hartes of whoale your subiectes true.

1612 J. Selden in M. Drayton Poly-olbion ii. Illustr. 35 This Eagle..foretold of a reuerting of the crowne, after the Britons, Saxons, and Normans to the first againe.

1691 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense (ed. 8) 23 To apply the Collateral Branches..as neer as possibly he can (without violation and unnatural bending and reverting) to the Earth or Borders.

1740 J. Leaford Some Observ. South Level Fenns 12 To prevent the reverting of those Waters, it was decreed to erect a Sluice at Denver cross the old Owze.

1791 C. Hamilton tr. Hedàya II. xvi. v. 445 The reverting, moreover, of the property to the constituent is a necessary and unavoidable effect.

1830 C. M. Sedgwick Clarence II. iii. 69 Gertrude, conscious of her burning cheek, and afraid her companion might observe it, was relieved by the reverting of her attention to the sales.

1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations II. xiv. 230 Her reverting to this tone..gave me pain.

1933 Mod. Psychologist Nov. 245 Within every living being there works a drive which strives toward ruin, towards a reverting of life to the condition of inanimate matter.

2004 W. Wagner How Islam plans to change World i. 37 At the end of the conversation there is a reverting back to peace, forgiveness,and love.

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

revertingadj.

Brit.

/rᵻˈvəːtɪŋ/, U.S.

/rəˈvərdɪŋ/,

/riˈvərdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: revert v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < revert v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier reverting n.

That reverts (in various senses). Also with prefixed noun.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > having backward direction > turned backwards

retort?a1475

retorqued1590

retorted1605

reverting1631

reflex1633

retortive1787

1631 R. Brathwait Whimzies xxiii. 195 His earth-reverting body..is to be buried in some Cell.

1655 R. Loveday tr. G. de Costes de La Calprenède Hymen's Præludia: 3rd Pt. iv. 291 I took a sad farewell of all my hopes of a reverting happinesse.

1706 D. Defoe Jure Divino xii. 7 The Parties die, slain by their own Disease; Reverting Spleen's choak'd with its native Gall.

1735 J. Addison tr. Anacreon Wks. 205 With Scorn-reverting Eye.

1759 W. Stukeley Medallic Hist. Carausius II. vi. 134 The reverting water of Carsdike in the old Ouse.

1816 P. B. Shelley Alastor 28 Shall the reverting stress Of that resistless gulph embosom it?

1868 H. Law Beacons of Bible (1869) 153 The reverting eye betrays the heart.

1919 Eccl. Rev. July 111/2 The writer, whilst alive to the signs of a reverting paganism, recognizes certain indications of a dispersing and spreading of Catholic ideals.

1961 Symp. Mutation & Plant Breeding 273 Some of them make trouble by being too labile, like the reverting Starking Delicious.

1980 S. W. Tiefenbrun Signs of Hidden vi. 146 Truth becomes falsehood, blame becomes praise through the reverting force of ironic duplicity.

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

单词	reverting
释义	revertingn. Brit. /rᵻˈvəːtɪŋ/, U.S. /rəˈvərdɪŋ/, /riˈvərdɪŋ/ Forms: see revert v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: revert v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < revert v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier reversal n., reversing n., reversion n.¹, and also revertence n., reverture n. The action of revert v.; reversion; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > [noun] > forcing or driving back reverting1540 retroaction1658 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > [noun] > turning back or reversal of course charec1220 gainturna1225 gain-charingc1275 reverting1540 turn1575 reflectiona1616 reversal1648 turning1806 turnaround1959 society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > reversion > [noun] reversionc1436 reverter1491 reverture1495 reverting1540 society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > melody or succession of sounds > [noun] > melodic progression > rising and falling reverting1540 1540 R. Taverner Epist. & Gospelles Easter tyll Aduent f. xxii^v I go my wey to him that sent me, to thintent I mought come agayne and begynne a newe and spirituall raigne in reuerting by death. 1558 W. Forrest Hist. Grisild the Second (1875) 161 Whois prosperous reuertynge from his countreye Reioycethe the hartes of whoale your subiectes true. 1612 J. Selden in M. Drayton Poly-olbion ii. Illustr. 35 This Eagle..foretold of a reuerting of the crowne, after the Britons, Saxons, and Normans to the first againe. 1691 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense (ed. 8) 23 To apply the Collateral Branches..as neer as possibly he can (without violation and unnatural bending and reverting) to the Earth or Borders. 1740 J. Leaford Some Observ. South Level Fenns 12 To prevent the reverting of those Waters, it was decreed to erect a Sluice at Denver cross the old Owze. 1791 C. Hamilton tr. Hedàya II. xvi. v. 445 The reverting, moreover, of the property to the constituent is a necessary and unavoidable effect. 1830 C. M. Sedgwick Clarence II. iii. 69 Gertrude, conscious of her burning cheek, and afraid her companion might observe it, was relieved by the reverting of her attention to the sales. 1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations II. xiv. 230 Her reverting to this tone..gave me pain. 1933 Mod. Psychologist Nov. 245 Within every living being there works a drive which strives toward ruin, towards a reverting of life to the condition of inanimate matter. 2004 W. Wagner How Islam plans to change World i. 37 At the end of the conversation there is a reverting back to peace, forgiveness,and love. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). revertingadj. Brit. /rᵻˈvəːtɪŋ/, U.S. /rəˈvərdɪŋ/, /riˈvərdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: revert v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < revert v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier reverting n. That reverts (in various senses). Also with prefixed noun. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > having backward direction > turned backwards retort?a1475 retorqued1590 retorted1605 reverting1631 reflex1633 retortive1787 1631 R. Brathwait Whimzies xxiii. 195 His earth-reverting body..is to be buried in some Cell. 1655 R. Loveday tr. G. de Costes de La Calprenède Hymen's Præludia: 3rd Pt. iv. 291 I took a sad farewell of all my hopes of a reverting happinesse. 1706 D. Defoe Jure Divino xii. 7 The Parties die, slain by their own Disease; Reverting Spleen's choak'd with its native Gall. 1735 J. Addison tr. Anacreon Wks. 205 With Scorn-reverting Eye. 1759 W. Stukeley Medallic Hist. Carausius II. vi. 134 The reverting water of Carsdike in the old Ouse. 1816 P. B. Shelley Alastor 28 Shall the reverting stress Of that resistless gulph embosom it? 1868 H. Law Beacons of Bible (1869) 153 The reverting eye betrays the heart. 1919 Eccl. Rev. July 111/2 The writer, whilst alive to the signs of a reverting paganism, recognizes certain indications of a dispersing and spreading of Catholic ideals. 1961 Symp. Mutation & Plant Breeding 273 Some of them make trouble by being too labile, like the reverting Starking Delicious. 1980 S. W. Tiefenbrun Signs of Hidden vi. 146 Truth becomes falsehood, blame becomes praise through the reverting force of ironic duplicity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1540adj.1631
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