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(ɪnvɜːʳt)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense inverts, present participle inverting, past tense, past participle inverted

1. verb

If you invert something, you turn it the other way up or back to front.

[formal]

Invert the cake onto a cooling rack. [VERB noun]

...a black inverted triangle. [VERB-ed]

Synonyms: overturn, upturn, turn upside down, upset More Synonyms of invert

2. verb

If you invert something, you change it to its opposite.

[formal]

They may be hoping to invert the presumption that a defendant is innocent until provedguilty. [VERB noun]

...a telling illustration of inverted moral values. [VERB-ed]

invert in British English

verb (ɪnˈvɜːt)

to turn or cause to turn upside down or inside out

2. (transitive)

to reverse in effect, sequence, direction, etc

3. (transitive) phonetics

to turn (the tip of the tongue) up and back

to pronounce (a speech sound) by retroflexion

4. logic

to form the inverse of a categorial proposition

noun (ˈɪnvɜːt)

5. psychiatry

a person who adopts the role of the opposite sex

b. an old-fashioned word for homosexual

6. architecture

the lower inner surface of a drain, sewer, etc

Compare soffit (sense 2)

an arch that is concave upwards, esp one used in foundations

Derived forms

invertible (inˈvertible)

adjective

invertibility (inˌvertiˈbility)

noun

Word origin

C16: from Latin invertere, from in-2 + vertere to turn

invert in American English

(ɪnˈvɜrt; for adj. & n., ˈɪnˌvɜrt)

verb transitive

to turn upside down

to change to the direct opposite; reverse the order, position, direction, etc. of

to subject to inversion (in various senses)

4. Ancient Mathematics

to divide 1 by (a given quantity)

adjective

5. Chemistry

inverted

invert sugar

noun

an inverted person or thing

7. Psychiatry

homosexual

now seldom used

Derived forms

invertible (inˈvertible)

adjective

Word origin

L invertere < in-, in, to, toward + vertere, to turn: see verse

Examples of 'invert' in a sentence
invert

Where have all the inverted commas gone?

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British English: invert VERB

If you invert something, you turn it the other way up or back to front.

Invert the cake onto a cooling rack.

American English: invert
Brazilian Portuguese: inverter
Chinese: 使倒置
European Spanish: invertir
French: retourner
German: umdrehen
Italian: rovesciare
Japanese: ひっくり返す
Korean: 뒤집다
European Portuguese: inverter
Latin American Spanish: invertir

(verb) in the sense of overturn

Definition

to turn upside down or inside out

Invert the cake onto a cooling rack.

Synonyms

overturn

The lorry went out of control, overturned and smashed into a wall.

Two salmon fishermen died when their boat overturned.

upturn

turn upside down

upset

bumping into him, and almost upsetting the ginger ale

reverse

They have made it clear they will not reverse the decision.

capsize

The sea got very rough and the boat capsized.

transpose

introvert

turn inside out

turn turtle

invaginate (pathology)

overset

intussuscept (pathology)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of capsize

Definition

(of a boat) to overturn accidentally

The sea got very rough and the boat capsized.

Synonyms

overturn,

turn over,

invert,

tip over,

keel over,

turn turtle,

upset

in the sense of reverse

Definition

to revoke or set aside (a judgment or decree)

They have made it clear they will not reverse the decision.

Synonyms

change,

alter,

cancel,

overturn,

overthrow,

set aside,

undo,

repeal,

quash,

revoke,

overrule,

retract,

negate,

rescind,

invalidate,

annul,

obviate,

countermand,

declare null and void,

overset,

upset

in the sense of upset

Definition

to turn or tip over

bumping into him, and almost upsetting the ginger ale

Synonyms

tip over,

overturn,

capsize,

knock over,

spill,

topple over

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单词	invert
释义	Trends of invert View usage for: invert (ɪnvɜːʳt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense inverts, present participle inverting, past tense, past participle inverted 1. verb If you invert something, you turn it the other way up or back to front. [formal] Invert the cake onto a cooling rack. [VERB noun] ...a black inverted triangle. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: overturn, upturn, turn upside down, upset More Synonyms of invert 2. verb If you invert something, you change it to its opposite. [formal] They may be hoping to invert the presumption that a defendant is innocent until provedguilty. [VERB noun] ...a telling illustration of inverted moral values. [VERB-ed] invert in British English verb (ɪnˈvɜːt) 1. to turn or cause to turn upside down or inside out 2. (transitive) to reverse in effect, sequence, direction, etc 3. (transitive) phonetics a. to turn (the tip of the tongue) up and back b. to pronounce (a speech sound) by retroflexion 4. logic to form the inverse of a categorial proposition noun (ˈɪnvɜːt) 5. psychiatry a. a person who adopts the role of the opposite sex b. an old-fashioned word for homosexual 6. architecture a. the lower inner surface of a drain, sewer, etc Compare soffit (sense 2) b. an arch that is concave upwards, esp one used in foundations Derived forms invertible (inˈvertible) adjective invertibility (inˌvertiˈbility) noun Word origin C16: from Latin invertere, from in-2 + vertere to turn invert in American English (ɪnˈvɜrt; for adj. & n., ˈɪnˌvɜrt) verb transitive 1. to turn upside down 2. to change to the direct opposite; reverse the order, position, direction, etc. of 3. to subject to inversion (in various senses) 4. Ancient Mathematics to divide 1 by (a given quantity) adjective 5. Chemistry inverted invert sugar noun 6. an inverted person or thing 7. Psychiatry homosexual now seldom used Derived forms invertible (inˈvertible) adjective Word origin L invertere < in-, in, to, toward + vertere, to turn: see verse Examples of 'invert' in a sentence invert Where have all the inverted commas gone? Times, Sunday Times (2010) Word lists with invert terms used in architecture In other languages invert British English: invert VERB If you invert something, you turn it the other way up or back to front. Invert the cake onto a cooling rack. American English: invert Brazilian Portuguese: inverter Chinese: 使倒置 European Spanish: invertir French: retourner German: umdrehen Italian: rovesciare Japanese: ひっくり返す Korean: 뒤집다 European Portuguese: inverter Latin American Spanish: invertir (verb) in the sense of overturn Definition to turn upside down or inside out Invert the cake onto a cooling rack. Synonyms overturn The lorry went out of control, overturned and smashed into a wall. Two salmon fishermen died when their boat overturned. upturn turn upside down upset bumping into him, and almost upsetting the ginger ale reverse They have made it clear they will not reverse the decision. capsize The sea got very rough and the boat capsized. transpose introvert turn inside out turn turtle invaginate (pathology) overset intussuscept (pathology) Additional synonyms in the sense of capsize Definition (of a boat) to overturn accidentally The sea got very rough and the boat capsized. Synonyms overturn, turn over, invert, tip over, keel over, turn turtle, upset in the sense of reverse Definition to revoke or set aside (a judgment or decree) They have made it clear they will not reverse the decision. Synonyms change, alter, cancel, overturn, overthrow, set aside, undo, repeal, quash, revoke, overrule, retract, negate, rescind, invalidate, annul, obviate, countermand, declare null and void, overset, upset in the sense of upset Definition to turn or tip over bumping into him, and almost upsetting the ginger ale Synonyms tip over, overturn, capsize, knock over, spill, topple over Nearby words of invert inventory inverse inversion invert invertebrate invest invest in something Synonyms of 'invert' invert Explore 'invert' in the dictionary
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