Re‐vert″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Reverted; p. pr. & vb. n.Reverting.] [L. revertere, reversum; pref. re- re- + vertere to turn: cf. OF. revertir. See Verse, and cf. Reverse.] 1. To turn back, or to the contrary; to reverse.
Till happy chance revert the cruel scence. Prior.
The tumbling stream...
Reverted, plays in undulating flow. Thomson.
2. To throw back; to reflect; to reverberate.
3. (Chem.) To change back. See Revert, v. i.
To revert a series(Alg.), to treat a series, as y = a + bx + cx2 + etc., where one variable y is expressed in powers of a second variable x, so as to find therefrom the second variable x, expressed in a series arranged in powers of y.