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e·vert

 (ĭ-vûrt′)
tr.v. e·vert·ed, e·vert·ing, e·verts
To turn inside out or outward.
[Back-formation from Middle English everted, turned upside down, from Latin ēvertere, to overturn : ē-, ex-, ex- + vertere, to turn; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
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Noun1.everting - the act of turning inside out
eversion, inversion
movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
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