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recover vs revert

revert vs recover

recover and revert both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
recover No No Yes No
revert No No Yes No
As verbs, revert is a hypernym of recover; that is, revert is a word with a broader meaning than recover:
  • recover: regain a former condition after a financial loss
  • revert: go back to a previous state
Other hypernyms of recover include regress, retrovert, return, turn back.
recover (verb) revert (verb)
get over an illness or shock go back to a previous state
regain a former condition after a financial loss undergo reversion, as in a mutation
get or find back; recover the use of
regain or make up for
reuse (materials from waste products)
cover anew
Difference between recover and revert

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