retrovert

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English

Etymology

From retro- + Latin vertere, versum (“to turn”). Compare retrorse.

Verb

retrovert (third-person singular simple present retroverts, present participle retroverting, simple past and past participle retroverted)

  1. To turn back; to return to a previous state.

Noun

retrovert (plural retroverts)

  1. One who returns to their original creed.

References

  1. ^ “retrovert”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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