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opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: an impression reverse to what was intended; in reverse sequence.

with the back or rear part toward the observer: the reverse side of a fabric.

pertaining to or producing movement in a mechanism opposite to that made under ordinary running conditions: a reverse gear; a reverse turbine.

acting in a manner opposite or contrary to that which is usual, as an appliance or apparatus.

noting or pertaining to an image like that seen in a mirror; backward; reversed.

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noting or pertaining to printed matter in which what is normally white, as the page of a book, appears as black, and vice versa.

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noun

the opposite or contrary of something.

the back or rear of anything.

Numismatics.

the side of a coin, medal, etc., that does not bear the principal design (opposed to obverse).

the side of an ancient coin that was struck by the upper die.

10.

an adverse change of fortune; a misfortune, check, or defeat: to meet with an unexpected reverse.

11.

Machinery.

the condition of being reversed: to throw an engine into reverse.

a reversing mechanism.

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12.

Football. a play on offense in which one back running laterally hands the ball to another back who is running in the opposite direction and who then makes either an end run or a cutback.

13.

Bridge. reverse bid.

14.

Printing. printed matter in which areas that normally appear as white are printed in black, and vice versa.

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verb (used with object)

15.

to turn in an opposite position; transpose: The printer accidently reversed two chapters of the book.

16.

to turn in the opposite direction; send on the opposite course.

17.

to turn inside out or upside down.

18.

to change the direction of running of (a mechanism).

19.

to cause (a mechanism) to run in a direction opposite to that in which it commonly runs.

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20.

to revoke or annul (a decree, judgment, etc.): to reverse a verdict.

21.

to alter to the opposite in character or tendency; change completely.

22.

to turn in the opposite order: to reverse the process of evolution.

23.

Printing. to print as a reverse.

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verb (used without object)

24.

to shift into reverse gear: The driver drove forward, then reversed.

25.

(of a mechanism) to be reversed.

26.

to turn or move in the opposite or contrary direction, as in dancing.

27.

Bridge. to make a reverse bid.

Origin:
1275–1325; (noun) Middle English revers < Old French < Latin reversus, past participle of revertere to revert (see verse); (v.) Middle English reversen < Old French reverser < Late Latin reversāre, frequentative of revertere

Related forms

re·vers·ed·ly

[ri-vur-sid-lee, -vurst-lee] , adverb

re·verse·ly, adverb

re·vers·er, noun

half-re·versed, adjective

non·re·verse, adjective, noun

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non·re·versed, adjective

non·re·vers·ing, adjective

pre·re·verse, noun, verb (used with object), -versed, -vers·ing.

un·re·versed, adjective

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Can be confused: converse, inverse, obverse, reverse (see synonym note at the current entry).

Synonyms
1. converse. See opposite. 7. converse, counterpart. 10. mishap, misadventure, affliction. 15, 17. Reverse, invert agree in meaning to change into a contrary position, order, or relation. To reverse is to place or move something so that it is facing in the opposite direction from the one faced previously: to reverse from right to left; to reverse a decision. To invert is to turn upside down: to invert a stamp in printing; to invert a bowl over a plate. 20. repeal, veto, countermand, rescind, overthrow.

Antonyms
1. same.

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Example Sentences

Putin's return next year will reverse all of these positive trends.

Select the best format for your qualifications and experience: reverse chronological, functional, or a combination.

Plenty of emerging-market companies are flourishing without either reverse innovation or frugal production.

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Putin's return next year will reverse all of these positive trends.

Select the best format for your qualifications and experience: reverse chronological, functional, or a combination.

Plenty of emerging-market companies are flourishing without either reverse innovation or frugal production.

It was a move that governments hoped would reduce carbon emissions, but the impact was the reverse.

Finally, the gravity waves would become attractive and reverse.

If a relatively new practice called reverse trick-or-treating catches on, such scheming could be unnecessary.

Baker notes that the reverse is often true for interiors.

Reverse camber rocker makes it almost impossible slip out or catch a stray edge-even in the frostiest conditions.

When rats pause in running through a maze, they play back their memory of points along their route, but in reverse order.

They have made no effort to reverse this trend by increasing the size of their student populations.

The dollars are not free either, it costs money to be able to reverse it.

Have groups create a list of action steps that people could take to reduce or reverse the problem.

Chefs have developed two ways to go about it: direct and reverse spherification.

To reverse downward trends, the causes of pollinator decline must be known.

Children aren't allowed in this space without an adult, but the reverse is also true.

During a recharge, the incoming electrons reverse that process.

Expecting him to reverse a year and a half of decline is probably unrealistic.

And it is full of people who seem to be running almost precisely in the reverse gear.

Oklahoma, and reverse the flow in order to relieve a build-up of oil there.

Use in reverse to create detailed trail maps from your adventures.

When the public believes that a government will fail, the same process runs in reverse.

Armed with such logic, a coalition of the hopeful is trying to buck the rude trend, even to reverse it.

Unable to get the current government to reverse the decision, it has appealed to public opinion.

The new measure will probably reverse that trend, since it will increase the price of imports by a quarter.

Mitra says the oil spill has created a sort of reverse problem that needs to be studied.

Drink too many of these rich, sweet concoctions and the slide may reverse course.

If professors struggle to understand the students, the reverse is also true.

But the latest economic slowdown threatens to reverse this trend.

No one even knows what technology would have to be developed to reverse the preservation.

Elephant researchers believe they can boost captive-animal reproduction rates and reverse a potential population crash in zoos.

Well, those days are gone, because reverse racists certainly do have the power.

Whether all this is enough to reverse the decline of manufacturing is doubtful.

And yet, each day his brain got better at guiding his hand to work in reverse.

One would hope that the current changes are something that will reverse albeit may not be in our lifetimes.

The government has pledged to reverse this slide many times.

Reverse your thinking and learn how to make photographs from back to front.

The discovery of a reverse replay mechanism in rats may provide a deep insight into how memory works in humans as well.

At the same time colleges are fighting to reverse a trend of declining alumni.

With greenhouse gas emissions continuing to rise, strong efforts will be required to reverse global warming.

Now neuroscientists are reverse engineering the female orgasm.

The costs for reverse mortgages have declined, but that still doesn't make them cheap.

By arranging the entries in each section in reverse chronological order, the.

Alas, it was too late to reverse his self-imposed retirement.

The reverse should happen as microwaves travel through supervoids.

Already available drugs may stave off and even reverse debilitating symptoms.

The good news is that all you have to do to reverse the process is sharply curtail your irrigation.

Here are some questions that experts say potential borrowers should ask before taking out a reverse mortgage.

If you reverse it you have to ask why people are moving to the state.

Medication that slows progression of dementia may also reverse injury that causes cerebral palsy in preterm infants.

But critics say that the changes will reverse progress against dirty air-and allow egregious polluters to stay in operation.

What the scientists should have been asking was how they could reverse the problem.

Bucks readers weigh the pros and cons of a reverse mortgage loan.

Now it says it will do all it can to reverse the convictions on appeal.

The reverse happened when they were initially fed protein-laden food.

China is attempting to reverse course back to bicycle-friendly cities to curb automotive gridlock and pollution.

They want the government to reverse its decision to lift a ban on genetic.

Reverse mortgages may not be the best income-producing products for retirees, but they may become necessary last resorts.

They are what makes whites talk about reverse discrimination.

Scientists argue a new approach is needed to reverse an eroding confidence in climate science among the.

Changes in the law have made reverse mortgages more appealing and affordable.

Now the same experience is hitting palaeontologists again-but this time in reverse.

That's because the same light-bending properties that would create an invisibility shield could also be used in reverse.

Some studies have reported that mental exercise can slow or reverse cognitive decline.

Reverse mortgages have boomed, but many consumers complain of unethical and high-pressure sales tactics.

The seething river of wings and chirps is so impressive you may want to come back the next morning and watch it in reverse.

Researchers hope to soon determine whether gene therapy can not only prevent but reverse obesity and diabetes in animals.

The disastrous oil spill in the gulf could help reverse environmentalism's long political slide, but it will require leadership.

They first detected the enzyme reverse transcriptase, which meant that a retrovirus was active.

Reverse mortgages are popular with seniors hoping to remain at home.

You're much more likely to sue them than the reverse.

Businesses are opting for automated purchasing and reverse auctions where all that matters is price.

Can also play chess and checkers on the reverse of the folding case.

It¿s the reverse process that one experiences downwind from a pig farm or chocolate factory.

Benson to use his power to reverse a decision by a faculty committee even before the professor had.

The reforms reverse the market-driven policies of much of the past two decades.

If anything the reverse is true as seen by the life expectency data.

The leaders were determined to reverse this grim trend.

You've seen the process essentially happening in reverse in high school chemistry:.

Changes in immigration and mortality now mean that the reverse is true.

The central point is to make sure technology is serving you and not the reverse.

If the record industry is to halt or reverse its decline, something new is needed.

Below is a list of organizations that are working to reverse the fate of one the world's largest eagles.

In addition to using a reverse osmosis unit you need to change the filter frequently to keep the flouride filtered out.

Increasing teaching loads is a crude but arguably effective way to try to reverse the trends of the past half century.

Chatwin makes a tricky biographical subject because, for everything that one can say about him, the reverse is also true.

Most probably habitat destruction will reverse over a few million years, until its lost again to our aging sun.

For secondary cells the recharge process is the reverse of the discharge process.

Argentina has a big opportunity to reverse its history of decline.

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World English Dictionary

reverse (rɪˈvɜːs)

—vb
1.	to turn or set in an opposite direction, order, or position
2.	to change into something different or contrary; alter completely: reverse one's policy
3.	(also intr) to move or cause to move backwards or in an opposite direction: to reverse a car
4.	to run (machinery, etc) in the opposite direction to normal
5.	to turn inside out
6.	law to revoke or set aside (a judgment, decree, etc); annul
7.	(often foll by out) to print from plates so made that white lettering or design of (a page, text, display, etc) appears on a black or coloured background
8.	military reverse arms to turn one's arms upside down, esp as a token of mourning
9.	reverse the charge, reverse the charges to make a telephone call at the recipient's expense

—n
10.	the opposite or contrary of something
11.	the back or rear side of something
12.	a change to an opposite position, state, or direction
13.	a change for the worse; setback or defeat
14.	a. the mechanism or gears by which machinery, a vehicle, etc, can be made to reverse its direction
	b. (as modifier): reverse gear
15.	Compare obverse the side of a coin bearing a secondary design
16.	a. printed matter in which normally black or coloured areas, esp lettering, appear white, and vice versa
	b. (as modifier): reverse plates
17.	in reverse in an opposite or backward direction
18.	the reverse of emphatically not; not at all: he was the reverse of polite when I called

—*adj*
19.	opposite or contrary in direction, position, order, nature, etc; turned backwards
20.	back to front; inverted
21.	operating or moving in a manner contrary to that which is usual
22.	denoting or relating to a mirror image

[C14: from Old French, from Latin reversus, from revertere to turn back]

re'versely

—*adv*

re'verser

—n

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Word Origin & History

reverse

c.1300, from O.Fr. revers "reverse, cross," from L. reversus, pp. of revertere "turn back" (see revert). Reverse angle in film-making is from 1934. Reverse discrimination is attested from 1976.

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reverse

late 14c., "opposite or contrary" (of something), from reverse (adv./adj.); meaning "a defeat, a change of fortune" is from 1520s; meaning "back side of a coin" is from 1620s. Of gear-shifts in motor cars, from 1875. As a type of sports play (originally rugby) it is recorded from 1921.

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reverse

early 14c., from O.Fr. reverser (12c.); see reverse (adv./adj.).

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