Both Uses of
revert
in
Childhood's End
- In future, all my dealings with Earth will be in-direct and the office of Secretary-General can revert to something resembling its original form.†
Chpt 4 *
- All the basic labour-saving devices were in evidence: at least, Jean admitted, there was no danger of reverting to the dark ages of domestic drudgery.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(revert as in: revert to childish ways) go back to a previous state