"reverts" is a correct and usable word in written English.
You can use it as a verb to mean "returns to or re-adopts a former state, practice, subject, etc." For example, "After months of struggling with the new system, the company finally reverted back to its original system."
Sparky, mucho freaked-out, reverts to depression, alcohol and the obsessive licking of his anal region.
Though the modern Troubles are over, every election in Fermanagh and South Tyrone reverts to this ancient quarrel: the struggle between unionists hanging on to their British identity in the frontier constituency and nationalists determined to bring the region into an all-Ireland entity.
When Macau reverts to China in 1999, it will probably be the Portuguese consulate.At the moment it is a beautifully renovated hotel.
If, on the other hand, as has happened in the past, the offensive proves short-lived and the Pakistani government swiftly reverts to patching up peace deals with local militants, American exasperation will mount.In fact, neither president has America's full confidence.
The UN argues, not unreasonably, that any adjustments to the Syrian-Lebanese border can wait until the land reverts to Syrian hands.In the end, with the weight of world opinion against it, the Lebanese government will probably bow to the inevitable and accept the UN's writ.
A new ruling that reverts to the pre-recount numbers and makes him the winner?
By sending him to Beijing, Mr Obama will keep Mr Huntsman safely out of the way until 2016.If the president's choice for Beijing was inspired, his pick for Tokyo reverts to well-worn tradition.
For the first year, ownership reverts automatically to RWE.
It reverts to a classical tradition in political writing that took the viewpoint of rulers rather than that of citizens.
But she does not mind if Ukraine reverts to full presidential rule.
As the battle reverts to something more like state-by-state politics and less like the TV-based battle of Super Tuesday, Mr Obama will have a chance to engage in the inspirational rallies that are his forte.Mrs Clinton is gearing up to use the next few weeks to undermine Mr Obama's policy credentials.
