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Common collocations with reverse in American Collocation

reverse verb

US /rɪˈvɜrs/

suddenly

abruptly
dramatically
suddenly

My opinions were soon to be dramatically reversed!

quickly/slowly

quickly
slowly

The current trend in the opposite direction should at least be halted, if not slowly reversed.

completely/partly

completely
partially
partly

Today that situation is completely reversed.

temporarily

temporarily

The welfare state temporarily reversed this tendency by institutionalising the university as a public good.

in practice

effectively

Having placed such individuals under suspicion, the burden of proof of guilt is effectively reversed.

simply

simply

Many people think that an eating disorder can be reversed simply be eating normally again.

a tendency

decline
situation
trend

We shall be looking at various ways and means of reversing this trend.

a decision

decision
ruling

In an 8–0 judgement, the court reversed the ruling of a Montreal school board, which banned Gurbaj Singh Multani from wearing his dagger, known as a kirpan.

someone’s luck

fortunes

He reversed the ailing fortunes of his previous school, and hopes to repeat his success.

damage

damage

No amount of restoration can reverse damage on this scale.