reverse

REVERSE, verb transitive revers'. [Latin reversus, reverto; re and verto, to turn.] 1. To turn upside down; as, to reverse a pyramid or cone. 2. To overturn; to subvert; as, to reverse the state. 3. To turn back; as with swift wheel reverse 4. To turn to the contrary; as, to reverse the scene. - Or affectations quite reverse the soul. 5. To put each in the place of the other; as, to reverse the distinctions of good and evil. 6. In law, to overthrow by a contrary decision; to make void; to annul; as, to reverse a judgment, sentence or decree. Judgments are reversed by writs of error; and for certain causes, may be reversed without such writs. 7. To recall. [Not in use.] REVERSE, verb intransitive revers'. To return. [Not in use.] REVERSE, noun revers'. 1. Change; vicissitude; a turn of affairs; in a good sense. By a strange reverse of things, Justinian's law, which for many ages was neglected, now obtains - 2. Change for the worse; misfortune. By an unexpected reverse of circumstances, an affluent man is reduced to poverty. 3. A contrary; an opposite. The performances to which God has annexed the promises of eternity, are just the reverse of all the pursuits of sense.