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Verb reverse has 4 senses
- change by reversal, turn, reverse - change to the contrary; "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"
--1 is one way to change
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- invert, reverse - turn inside out or upside down
--2 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverse - rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
--3 is one way to rule, decree
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate - annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
--4 is one way to cancel, strike down
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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