Question

revert Control of the Panama Canal Zone, first acquired by the U.S. in 1903, reverted to the local government in 1999. rɪˈvərt

Accepted Answer

(1) To go back or return (to an earlier state, condition, situation, etc.). (2) To be given back to (a former owner). Since the prefix re- often means “back” (see RE-), the basic meaning of revert is “turn back.” Revert and reversion often show up in legal documents, since property is often given to another person on the condition that it will revert to the original owner at some future date or when something happens (usually the death of the second person). In nonlegal uses, the word tends to show up in negative contexts. Many reformed drinkers, for example, eventually revert to their old ways, and most people revert to smoking at least once or twice before succeeding in quitting for good.

word	revert
definition	(1) To go back or return (to an earlier state, condition, situation, etc.). (2) To be given back to (a former owner).
eg_sentence	Control of the Panama Canal Zone, first acquired by the U.S. in 1903, reverted to the local government in 1999.
explanation	Since the prefix re- often means “back” (see RE-), the basic meaning of revert is “turn back.” Revert and reversion often show up in legal documents, since property is often given to another person on the condition that it will revert to the original owner at some future date or when something happens (usually the death of the second person). In nonlegal uses, the word tends to show up in negative contexts. Many reformed drinkers, for example, eventually revert to their old ways, and most people revert to smoking at least once or twice before succeeding in quitting for good.
IPA	rɪˈvərt

Revert Back Show Return Earlier State Condition Situation