revert to sth/doing sth

— Phrasal Verb with revert

/rɪˈvɜːt/ verb

Definition

› to go back to how something was before: For a while I ate low-fat food but then I reverted to my old eating habits.

reversion

/rɪˈvɜːʃən/ noun [U, no plural]

(Definition of revert to sth/doing sth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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