retrovert

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verb

To turn back; to return to a previous state.

Similar
revertreturnregressturn back
OriginLatin vertere →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person retroverts · participle present retroverting · participle past retroverted · past retroverted

  1. To turn back; to return to a previous state.
nounretrovert (plural retroverts)

plural retroverts

  1. One who returns to their original creed.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbgo back to a previous state

Similar
revertreturnregressturn back
Broader
change by reversalturnreverse
Also see
regressreturnrevertturn back

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinvertere
  2. Englishretrovert

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

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APA

retrovert. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrovert

MLA

“retrovert.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrovert. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retrovert,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrovert.

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