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[ verb in-vurt; adjective, noun in-vurt ] / verb ɪnˈvɜrt; adjective, noun ˈɪn vɜrt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR invert ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)to turn upside down. to reverse in position, order, direction, or relationship. to turn or change to the opposite or contrary, as in nature, bearing, or effect: to invert a process. to turn inward or back upon itself. to turn inside out. Chemistry. to subject to inversion. Music. to subject to musical inversion. Phonetics. to articulate as a retroflex vowel. verb (used without object)Chemistry. to become inverted. adjectiveChemistry. subjected to inversion. nouna person or thing that is inverted. (in plumbing) that portion of the interior of a drain or sewer pipe where the liquid is deepest. an inverted arch or vault. Philately. a two-colored postage stamp with all or part of the central design printed upside down in relation to the inscription. Psychiatry. (no longer in technical use) - a gay person.
- a person who assumes and displays the normative perspective, manner, or behavior of a different sex.
Origin of invertFirst recorded in 1525–35; from Latin invertere “to turn upside down or inside out,” equivalent to in- “in” + vertere “to turn”; see in-2, verse synonym study for invert2. See reverse. OTHER WORDS FROM invertin·vert·i·ble, adjectivein·vert·i·bil·i·ty, nounnon·in·vert·ed, adjectiveun·in·vert·ed, adjective un·in·vert·i·ble, adjective Words nearby invertinversion layer, inversion of uterus, inversion therapy, inversion, thermal, inversive, invert, invertase, invertebrate, invertebrates, inverted comma, inverted mordent Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for invertJust take reality, invert it, and that's what Romney is likely to say. What Will Mr. Say Anything Say About the Storm?|Michael Tomasky|October 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST In the end, the Toulouse killings never did invert head-to-head polling favoring François Hollande before the affair. French Terrorist Mohamed Merah’s Last Words Taped by Cops Now Leaked on TV|Tracy McNicoll|July 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST Holding the mercury in with your finger, invert the tube over mercury. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study|Ontario Ministry of Education We crowd the cork firmly into the mouth of the bottle and invert it. The Library of Work and Play: Electricity and Its Everyday Uses|John F. Woodhull
When done, set the mold out of the water, let it stand a moment to settle, and invert carefully on to a platter or chop tray. The Laurel Health Cookery|Evora Bucknum Perkins Remove when time is up, tighten covers, and invert to test seal. New Royal Cook Book|Anonymous Must we invert the known rule of prudence, and choose to associate ourselves with the distressed? Human Nature|Joseph Butler
British Dictionary definitions for invert
verb (ɪnˈvɜːt)to turn or cause to turn upside down or inside out (tr) to reverse in effect, sequence, direction, etc (tr) phonetics - to turn (the tip of the tongue) up and back
- to pronounce (a speech sound) by retroflexion
logic to form the inverse of a categorial proposition noun (ˈɪnvɜːt)psychiatry - a person who adopts the role of the opposite sex
- another word for homosexual
architect - the lower inner surface of a drain, sewer, etcCompare soffit (def. 2)
- an arch that is concave upwards, esp one used in foundations
Derived forms of invertinvertible, adjectiveinvertibility, nounWord Origin for invertC16: from Latin invertere, from in- ² + vertere to turn Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to invertrevert, convert, capsize, renege, backtrack, transpose, tip, modify, upset, flip, turn, flip-flop, introvert, overturn, alter, change, upend, evert, double back, inverse Medical definitions for invert
v.To turn inside out or upside down. To reverse the position, order, or condition of. To subject to inversion. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |