To reverse something is to turn it around, move it backward, or change it to the opposite of what it was. It can describe physical movement, like a car, or abstract changes, like reversing a decision.
From Old French *reverser* “to turn upside down,” from Latin *revertere* “to turn back,” later influenced by *reversus*, past participle of *revertere*. The core idea is “turning back” or “going the other way.”
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