| reversion |
(law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation) atavism: a reappearance of an earlier characteristic turning in the opposite direction regression: returning to a former state backsliding: a failure to maintain a higher state
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| revert |
go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules" undergo reversion, as in a mutation
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| revivification |
revival: bringing again into activity and prominence; "the revival of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the Gothic revival in architecture"
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| revulsion |
repugnance: intense aversion
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| revive |
resuscitate: cause to regain consciousness; "The doctors revived the comatose man" animate: give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health" be brought back to life, consciousness, or strength; "Interest in ESP revived" restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state; "He revived this style of opera"; "He resurrected the tango in this remote part of Argentina" come to: return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection"
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