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What is the verb for reversible?

What's the verb for reversible? Here's the word you're looking for.

reverse
  1. (intransitive) To turn something around such that it faces in the opposite direction.
  2. (intransitive) To turn something inside out or upside down.
  3. (intransitive) To transpose the positions of two things.
  4. (transitive) To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
  5. (obsolete, intransitive) To return, come back.
  6. (obsolete, transitive) To turn away; to cause to depart.
  7. (obsolete, transitive) To cause to return; to recall.
  8. (law) To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.
  9. (ergative) To cause a mechanism or a vehicle to operate or move in the opposite direction to normal.
  10. (chemistry) To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.
  11. (rail transport, transitive) To place a set of points in the reverse position
  12. (rail transport, intransitive, of points) to move from the normal position to the reverse position
  13. To overthrow; to subvert.
  14. Synonyms:
  15. Examples:
    1. “At the end of each leg, we executed a slow 180-degree turn to reverse our course.”
      “There are a few websites that reverse this process by using a light text on a dark background.”
      “He waited, silently hoping Cobin would say something to try and make him reverse his decision, to give some sign he cared.”
reversing
reverses
reverseth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of reverse
reversest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of reverse
reversed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of reverse
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “History tells us that whenever the State has failed to perform this role, the roles are reversed.”
      “When oestrogen levels are high the epithelial cells become keratinized or cornified, an effect reversed by progesterone.”
      “His election reminds me of one of those 1950s science fiction movies in which a mad boffin throws a lever and the poles are reversed.”
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