Definition for Reverse (-d, -s)

reverse (-d, -s), v. [Fr. < L. re- + versāre < vertěre, to turn.] (webplay: back, each, eternity, just, misfortune, obtains, other, poverty, reduced, strange).

  1. Invert; turn upside down; switch the position of.
  2. Convolute; disorder; disturb; upset; make unnatural; go against the order of.
  3. Overcome; resolve; overthrow; [fig.] master; conquer; defeat; vanquish; [word play on “re-versed”] edit; rewrite; revise; write again in verse; convert into poetry.
  4. Stop; cease; quit; halt; discontinue; refrain from.
  5. Send another way; cause to move in the opposite direction.
  6. Transform; transfigure; translate; change the timing of.
  7. Reveal; uncover; unveil; show the other side of.
  8. See from the other side.

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