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   evert

   /ɪˈvəːt/

   verb

   • 1. turn (a structure or organ) outwards or inside out: "the brown hyena deposits chemicals by everting an anal pouch"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘upset, overthrow’): from Latin evertere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + vertere ‘to turn’. The current sense dates from the late 18th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. eversible adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • E

     1

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • T

     1

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