reverser

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

reverse +‎ -er.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

reverser (plural reversers)

  1. Something which reverses a particular action or condition.
    a polarity reverser
    • 1950 January, David L. Smith, “A Runaway at Beattock”, in Railway Magazine, page 53:
      The down grade would give her a start, and then, if Mitchell got his reverser over smartly, he might catch her on the right angle, and she would come back. Mitchell reversed, and moved forward, but to the horror of the fireman, he didn't stop!
    1. (aviation) A thrust reverser.
  2. (Scots law) A mortgager of land.
  3. (slang, computing) A reverse-engineer.
    • 2011, Eldad Eilam, Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering:
      Antidebugger techniques are particularly effective when combined with code encryption because encrypting the program forces reversers to run it inside a debugger in order to allow the program to decrypt itself.

Derived terms[edit]

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Anagrams[edit]

Danish[edit]

Noun[edit]

reverser c or n

  1. indefinite plural of revers

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From re- +‎ verser.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

reverser

  1. to repour (pour again)
  2. to pour back
  3. (finance) to pay back, put back

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of reverser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple reverser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple reversant
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle reversé
/ʁə.vɛʁ.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present reverse
/ʁə.vɛʁs/ 		reverses
/ʁə.vɛʁs/ 		reverse
/ʁə.vɛʁs/ 		reversons
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sɔ̃/ 		reversez
/ʁə.vɛʁ.se/ 		reversent
/ʁə.vɛʁs/
imperfect reversais
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sɛ/ 		reversais
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sɛ/ 		reversait
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sɛ/ 		reversions
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sjɔ̃/ 		reversiez
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sje/ 		reversaient
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sɛ/
past historic2 reversai
/ʁə.vɛʁ.se/ 		reversas
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sa/ 		reversa
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sa/ 		reversâmes
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sam/ 		reversâtes
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sat/ 		reversèrent
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sɛʁ/
future reverserai
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sə.ʁe/ 		reverseras
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sə.ʁa/ 		reversera
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sə.ʁa/ 		reverserons
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɔ̃/ 		reverserez
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sə.ʁe/ 		reverseront
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional reverserais
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/ 		reverserais
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/ 		reverserait
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/ 		reverserions
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		reverseriez
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sə.ʁje/ 		reverseraient
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present reverse
/ʁə.vɛʁs/ 		reverses
/ʁə.vɛʁs/ 		reverse
/ʁə.vɛʁs/ 		reversions
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sjɔ̃/ 		reversiez
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sje/ 		reversent
/ʁə.vɛʁs/
imperfect2 reversasse
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sas/ 		reversasses
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sas/ 		reversât
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sa/ 		reversassions
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		reversassiez
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sa.sje/ 		reversassent
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — reverse
/ʁə.vɛʁs/ 		— reversons
/ʁə.vɛʁ.sɔ̃/ 		reversez
/ʁə.vɛʁ.se/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

reverser

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of reversō

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Verb[edit]

reverser

  1. imperative of reversere

Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin reversō.

Verb[edit]

reverser

  1. to invert (turn upside down)

Conjugation[edit]

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of reverser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive reverser avoir reversé
gerund en reversant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle reversant
past participle reversé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present revers reverses reverse reversons reversez reversent
imperfect reversoie, reverseie, reversoe, reverseve reversoies, reverseies, reversoes, reverseves reversoit, reverseit, reversot, reverseve reversiiens, reversiens reversiiez, reversiez reversoient, reverseient, reversoent, reversevent
preterite reversai reversas reversa reversames reversastes reverserent
future reverserai reverseras reversera reverserons reverseroiz, reversereiz, reverserez reverseront
conditional reverseroie, reversereie reverseroies, reversereies reverseroit, reversereit reverseriiens, reverseriens reverseriiez, reverseriez reverseroient, reversereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present revers revers reverst reversons reversez reversent
imperfect reversasse reversasses reversast reversissons, reversissiens reversissoiz, reversissez, reversissiez reversassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— reverse — reversons reversez —

Descendants[edit]

  • → English: reverse
  • French: reverser

Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

reverser

  1. indefinite plural of revers

Anagrams[edit]

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