to retrovert

Examples

• All

• After researching the issue, she found a way to retrovert the system settings to improve performance.

• Occasionally, it is necessary to position the client in the left lateral position to visualize the cervix when the uterus is retroverted.

  Academic text (2015)

• Inserting the speculum with handles down gives a greater depth of examination with more chance of reaching the cervix, except when the uterus is retroverted.

  Academic text (2015)

• Occasionally, when the uterus is retroverted, it is necessary to position the woman in the left lateral position to visualize the cervix. If you cannot visualize the cervix, it is important to seek help or, if this is not possible, ask the patient to return for another test.

  Academic text (2011)

• To retrovert the program, we need to uninstall the updates and revert to an earlier version.

Synonyms

G

to go back

vsto retrovert

∞ 1.0

Return to a previous place, topic, or state

is similar but focuses on the idea of earlier condition overall

C

to come back

vsto retrovert

∞ 1.3

To return to how it was before

describes the same return but as a simple general process

R

to return

vsto retrovert

∞ 1.0

Go back to a place, state or activity

is the neutral term for moving into a prior condition

T

to turn back

vsto retrovert

159 2.1

To go back to a previous place or state

is the broader notion of coming into a prior condition

R

to reinstate

vsto retrovert

110 5.8

To return a person or thing to a previous position like a job

means the same restoration but in general, not only formal roles

R

to revert

vsto retrovert

67 4.2

To go back to a previous state or way of doing things

is the general idea of returning to a previous condition

R

to regress

vsto retrovert

24 7.5

To return to an earlier, less developed or worse state

is the neutral concept of going back without suggesting decline

T

to turn back the clock

vsto retrovert

• Informal

11 5.2

To go back to an earlier time or wish you could

is the plain idea of moving into a previous condition without nostalgia

R

to reconvert

vsto retrovert

1 6.5

Change something back to its earlier form or use

is more general and not limited to deliberate conversion actions

R

to retrogress

vsto retrovert

• Formal

1 8.7

To go back to an earlier, worse state

is neutral about direction and does not imply worsening

Antonyms

P

progress

∞ 2.5

Forward change toward a goal or better state

A

to advance

417 3.4

To help something move forward or become better

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology