verb as in strong fondness

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revert, recoil

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Example Sentences

Example:After leaving the city, he quickly retroverted to his old habits of living off the land.

Definition:To return to a previous state, condition, or form; turn back; revert to an earlier behavioral pattern or trait.

From revert

Example:At the news, his eyes recoiled, and he took a step backward.

Definition:To retreat, withdraw, or pull back; to spring back as if from a sudden impulse; to shudder or recoil as in horror.

From recoil