To turn upside down; as, to reverse a pyramid or cone.

To overturn; to subvert; as, to reverse the state.

To turn back; as with swift wheel reverse.

To turn to the contrary; as, to reverse the scene. - Or affectations quite reverse the soul.

To put each in the place of the other; as, to reverse the distinctions of good and evil.

In law, to overthrow by a contrary decision; to make void; to annul; as, to reverse a judgment, sentence or decree. Judgments are reversed by writs of error; and for certain causes, may be reversed without such writs.

To recall.

revers’. To return.

Change; vicissitude; a turn of affairs; in a good sense. By a strange reverse of things, Justinian’s law, which for many ages was neglected, now obtains - .

Change for the worse; misfortune. By an unexpected reverse of circumstances, an affluent man is reduced to poverty.

A contrary; an opposite. The performances to which God has annexed the promises of eternity, are just the reverse of all the pursuits of sense.