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   invert

   verb

   • 1. put upside down or in the opposite position, order, or arrangement: "invert the mousse on to a serving plate"
   • 2. modify (a phrase) by reversing the direction of pitch changes.
   • ▪ alter (an interval or chord) by changing the relative position of the notes in it.
   • 3. subject to inversion; transform into its inverse.

   noun

   • 1. an arch constructed in an upside-down position to provide lateral support, e.g. in a tunnel.
   • ▪ the concave lower surface of a sewer or drain.
   • 2. a gay person. dated
   • 3. a postage stamp printed with an error such that all or part of its design is upside down.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘turn back to front’): from Latin invertere, literally ‘turn inside out’, from in- ‘into’ + vertere ‘to turn’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. invertibility noun
   • 2. invertible adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINVERT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   INVERT definition: 1. to turn something upside down or change the order of two things: 2. to turn something upside…. Learn more.

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   invert: [verb] to reverse in position, order, or relationship. to subject to inversion.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › invertINVERT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   INVERT meaning: 1. to turn something upside down or change the order of two things: 2. to turn something upside…. Learn more.

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   invert: 1 v turn inside out or upside down Synonyms: reverse , turn back Type of: alter , change , modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation v reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of “when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb” Synonyms: reverse Type of: reorder assign a new order to v make an ...

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   Invert definition: to turn upside down.. See examples of INVERT used in a sentence.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINVERT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   invert in American English. (verb ɪnˈvɜːrt, adjective & noun ˈɪnvɜːrt) transitive verb. 1. to turn upside down. 2. to reverse in position, order, direction, or relationship. 3. to turn or change to the opposite or contrary, as in nature, bearing, or effect.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › invertInvert - definition of invert by The Free Dictionary

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   Define invert. invert synonyms, invert pronunciation, invert translation, English dictionary definition of invert. v. in·vert·ed , in·vert·ing , in·verts v. tr ...