revert

动词 revert:

1. go back to a previous state
   同义词：return, retrovert, regress, turn back
2. undergo reversion, as in a mutation

1. If he dies without an heir, his property reverts to the state.
   他死後若无继承人，其财产则归国家所有。
2. He reverted to smoking when under stress.
   他因受到压力又恢复了吸烟的习惯。
3. After her divorce she reverted to her maiden name.
   她离婚后又重新使用娘家的姓。
4. The fields have reverted to moorland.
   那片田地又变成了荒地。

re.vert

v.intr.（不及物动词）
re.vert.ed,re.vert.ing,re.verts
To return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief.See Synonyms at return See Usage Note at redundancy
回复，回返：回到早期目的状态、实际、主题或信仰参见 return参见 redundancy
Law To return to the former owner or to the former owner`s heirs. Used of money or property.
【法律】 归还，归属：恢复到较早的物主或较早的物主的继承者，用于钱或资产
Genetics To undergo reversion.
【遗传学】 经受回复变异

来源：
Middle English reverten
中古英语 reverten
from Old French revertir
源自 古法语 revertir
from Vulgar Latin *revertore
源自 俗拉丁语 *revertore
variant of Latin revertere
拉丁语 revertere的变体
re- [re-]
re- [前缀，表示.再.]
vertere [to turn] * see wer- 2
vertere [转] *参见 wer- 2

【引伸】
revert.er
n.（名词）
revert.ible
adj.（形容词）
rever.tive
adj.（形容词）