retrovert

ˈrɛtrəvɜːt

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Definition of retrovert - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

revert

Dated

turn back to a previous state or condition

Dated

The committee decided to retrovert the policy changes.

regress

revert

realign

Dated

return to an earlier position or alignment

Dated

The chiropractor helped to retrovert the patient's spine.

reposition

revert

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Origin of retrovert

Latin, retro (backward) + vertere (to turn)

Examples of retrovert in a sentence

The software update was retroverted after user complaints.
The engineer retroverted the machine to its original state.
They managed to retrovert the old building's facade.

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French:revenir, réaligner, ...
German:rückgängig machen, zurückstellen, ...
Italian:ritornare, riallineare, ...
Spanish:revertir, realinear, ...
Portuguese:reverter, retroverter, ...
Chinese:回归, 复位, ...
Japanese:戻す, 元に戻す, ...
Arabic:عَادَ, أَعَادَ المُحَاذَاةَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַחֲזִיר, לְהַחֲזִיר לְמַצָּב קוֹדֵם, ...
Russian:возвращаться, вернуть, ...
Ukrainian:повертати, ретровертити, ...
Hindi:वापस लेना, पुनः संरेखित करना, ...
Bengali:পুনরায় ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া, পুনঃসামঞ্জস্য করা, ...
Catalan:revertir, retrovertir, ...
Czech:vrátit se, narovnat, ...
Danish:vende tilbage, rejustere, ...
Dutch:herstellen, herpositioneren, ...
Greek:επαναφέρω, επανατοποθετώ, ...
Hungarian:visszaállítani, visszaigazítani, ...
Khmer:ត្រឡប់ទៅសភាពដើមវិញ, បង្វិលត្រឡប់ទៅទីតាំងដើម, ...
Korean:되돌리다, 재정렬하다, ...
Persian:برگرداند, اصلاح کرد, ...
Polish:przywrócić, przywracać, ...
Portuguese (BR):reverter, realinhar, ...
Romanian:a reveni, a realinia, ...
Swedish:återgå, återställa, ...
Thai:ย้อนกลับ, ปรับ, ...
Turkish:eski haline getirmek, yeniden hizalamak, ...
Vietnamese:quay trở lại, điều chỉnh lại, ...

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