Revert

Revert

/ri-ˈvərt/

verb

1) to return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief

“Some of the poetic writers who insert passages of realism in their texts have no underlying philosophy to uphold them, and revert to realism.”

– Marguerite Young (1908 – 1995)

2) (in law) to return to the previous owner or the previous owner’s heirs

“Upon the company’s dissolution, the copyrights will revert to the original author.”

– from The Justia Legal Dictionary