reversing Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb change to the contrary
   turn; change by reversal; reverse.
   
   • The trend was reversed
   • the tides turned against him
   • public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern
2. verb turn inside out or upside down
   turn back; invert; reverse.
   
3. verb rule against
   override; overturn; overrule; reverse; overthrow.
   
   • The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill
4. verb cancel officially
   annul; revoke; reverse; countermand; lift; vacate; overturn; repeal; rescind.
   
   • He revoked the ban on smoking
   • lift an embargo
   • vacate a death sentence
5. verb reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of
   invert; reverse.
   
   • when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb

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