The difference between Reverse and Unreverse

When used as verbs, reverse means to turn something around such that it faces in the opposite direction, whereas unreverse means to restore from a reversed state.

Reverse is also noun with the meaning: the opposite of something.

Reverse is also adverb with the meaning: in a reverse way or direction.

Reverse is also adjective with the meaning: opposite, contrary.

check bellow for the other definitions of Reverse and Unreverse

  1. Reverse as an adjective:

    Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.

    Examples:

    "We ate the meal in reverse order, starting with dessert and ending with the starter."

    "The mirror showed us a reverse view of the scene."

  2. Reverse as an adjective:

    Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction.

    Examples:

    "He selected reverse gear."

  3. Reverse as an adjective (rail transport, of points):

    To be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.

  4. Reverse as an adjective:

    Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.

  5. Reverse as an adjective (botany):

    Reversed.

    Examples:

    "a reverse shell"

  6. Reverse as an adjective (genetics):

    In which cDNA synthetization is obtained from an RNA template.

  1. Reverse as an adverb (now, _, rare):

    In a reverse way or direction; upside-down.

  1. Reverse as a noun:

    The opposite of something.

    Examples:

    "We believed the Chinese weren't ready for us. In fact, the reverse was true."

  2. Reverse as a noun:

    The act of going backwards; a reversal.

  3. Reverse as a noun:

    A piece of misfortune; a setback.

  4. Reverse as a noun:

    The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.

  5. Reverse as a noun:

    The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side.

  6. Reverse as a noun:

    The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards.

  7. Reverse as a noun:

    A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  8. Reverse as a noun (surgery):

    A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.

  1. Reverse as a verb (intransitive):

    To turn something around such that it faces in the opposite direction.

  2. Reverse as a verb (intransitive):

    To turn something inside out or upside down.

  3. Reverse as a verb (intransitive):

    To transpose the positions of two things.

  4. Reverse as a verb (transitive):

    To change totally; to alter to the opposite.

  5. Reverse as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To return, come back.

  6. Reverse as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To turn away; to cause to depart.

  7. Reverse as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To cause to return; to recall.

  8. Reverse as a verb (legal):

    To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.

    Examples:

    "to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree"

  9. Reverse as a verb (ergative):

    To cause a mechanism or a vehicle to operate or move in the opposite direction to normal.

  10. Reverse as a verb (chemistry):

    To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.

  11. Reverse as a verb (rail transport, transitive):

    To place a set of points in the reverse position

  12. Reverse as a verb (rail transport, intransitive, of points):

    to move from the normal position to the reverse position

  13. Reverse as a verb:

    To overthrow; to subvert.

  1. Unreverse as a verb (transitive):

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

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