unreverse

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verb

To restore from a reversed state; to reverse again, so as to turn the right way round.

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Scrabble 12

Meanings

verbunreverse (third-person singular simple present unreverses, present participle unreversing, simple past and past participle unreversed)

present singular third person unreverses · participle present unreversing · participle past unreversed · past unreversed

  1. transitiveTo restore from a reversed state; to reverse again, so as to turn the right way round.

    Unreversing the propeller is accomplished by moving the throttle forward from the reverse position.

    1955, Northrop Institute of Technology, Charles Edward Chapel, Aircraft Power Plants, page 299
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    To do so, you will need to use program logic (or perhaps an exit routine, if supported by the DBMS) to reverse the values before inserting them into the columns. Of course, you will need to programmatically unreverse the values […]

    2012, Craig S. Mullins, Database Administration

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APA

unreverse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unreverse

MLA

“unreverse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unreverse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unreverse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unreverse.

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