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REVERSE
REVERSE, v.t. revers'. L. reversus, reverto; re and verto, to turn.
1. To turn upside down; as, to reverse a pyramid or cone.
2. To overturn; to subvert; as, to reverse the state.
3. To turn back; as with swift wheel reverse.
4. To turn to the contrary; as, to reverse the scene.
- Or affectations quite reverse the soul.
5. To put each in the place of the other; as, to reverse the distinctions of good and evil.
6. In law, to overthrow by a contrary decision; to make void; to annul; as, to reverse a judgment, sentence or decree. Judgments are reversed by writs of error; and for certain causes, may be reversed without such writs.
7. To recall. Not in use.
REVERSE, v.i. revers'. To return. Not in use.
REVERSE, n. revers'.
1. Change; vicissitude; a turn of affairs; in a good sense.
By a strange reverse of things, Justinian's law, which for many ages was neglected, now obtains -
2. Change for the worse; misfortune. By an unexpected reverse of circumstances, an affluent man is reduced to poverty.
3. A contrary; an opposite.
The performances to which God has annexed the promises of eternity, are just the reverse of all the pursuits of sense.
Definition from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.
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