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reverse

/ɹɪˈvɜːs/
noun
  1. The opposite of something.

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

  2. The act of going backwards; a reversal.

  3. A piece of misfortune; a setback.

verb
  1. To turn something around so that it faces the opposite direction or runs in the opposite sequence.

    "to reverse a portion of video footage"

  2. To turn something inside out or upside down.

  3. To transpose the positions of two things.

Antonymsnormalise, normalize, unreverse
adjective
  1. Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.

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

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

    "He selected reverse gear."

  3. (of points) To be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.

Antonymsnormal
adverb
  1. In a reverse way or direction; in reverse; upside-down.

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