revert vs recover

revert and recover both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
revert	No	No	Yes	No
recover	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, recover is a hyponym of revert; that is, recover is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than revert:

Other hyponyms of revert include fall back, lapse, recidivate, regress, relapse, retrogress, resile, go back, recuperate.

revert (verb)	recover (verb)
go back to a previous state	get over an illness or shock
undergo reversion, as in a mutation	regain a former condition after a financial loss
	get or find back; recover the use of
	regain or make up for
	reuse (materials from waste products)
	cover anew