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retrovert

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who returns to their original creed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To turn back; to return to a previous state.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

verb

Meaning 3

go back to a previous state

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • We reverted to the old rules

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: revert, return, regress, turn back

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change by reversal, turn, reverse

Narrower terms: relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back, resile, recover, go back, recuperate

History

Etymology

From retro- + Latin vertere, versum (“to turn”). Compare retrorse.