REVERTING
Scrabble letter values: R1E1V4E1R1T1I1N1G2 = 13
Definition
- adjective tending to return to an earlier state. — synonyms: returning
- noun a failure to maintain a higher state. — synonyms: backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion
Examples
- “If they attack, we will revert to the bunker.”
- “When a book goes out of print, rights revert from the publisher to the author.”
- “Sometimes a publisher will automatically revert rights back to an author once a book has gone out of print.”