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in·vert

(ĭn-vûrt′)

v. in·vert·ed, in·vert·ing, in·verts

v.tr.

1. To turn inside out or upside down: invert an hourglass.

2. To reverse the position, order, or condition of: invert the subject and predicate of a sentence. See Synonyms at reverse.

3. To subject to inversion.

v.intr.

To be subjected to inversion.

n. (ĭn′vûrt′)

1. Something inverted.

2. Psychology

a. One who takes on the gender role of the opposite sex.

b. In the theory of Sigmund Freud, a homosexual person. No longer in scientific use.

[Latin invertere : in-, in; see in-² + vertere, to turn; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]

in·vert′i·ble adj.

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invert

1. to turn or cause to turn upside down or inside out

2. (tr) to reverse in effect, sequence, direction, etc

3. (Phonetics & Phonology) (tr) phonetics

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

b. to pronounce (a speech sound) by retroflexion

4. (Logic) logic to form the inverse of a categorial proposition

5. (Psychiatry) psychiatry

a. a person who adopts the role of the opposite sex

b. an old-fashioned word for homosexual

6. (Architecture) architect

a. the lower inner surface of a drain, sewer, etc. Compare soffit²

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

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

inˈvertible adj

inˌvertiˈbility n

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in•vert

(v. ɪnˈvɜrt; adj., n. ˈɪn vɜrt)
v.t.

1. to turn upside down.

2. to reverse in position, order, direction, or relationship.

3. to turn inward or back upon itself.

4. to turn inside out.

5. to subject to chemical inversion.

6. to subject to musical inversion.

v.i.

7. to become chemically inverted.

adj.

8. subjected to chemical inversion.

9. an inverted person or thing.

10. a homosexual.

11. a postage stamp with all or part of the central design printed upside down.

[1525–35; < Latin invertere to turn upside down or inside out =in- in-³ + vertere to turn]

in•vert′i•ble, adj.

in•vert`i•bil′i•ty, n.

invert

Past participle: inverted
Gerund: inverting

Imperative
invert
invert

Present
I invert
you invert
he/she/it inverts
we invert
you invert
they invert

Preterite
I inverted
you inverted
he/she/it inverted
we inverted
you inverted
they inverted

Present Continuous
I am inverting
you are inverting
he/she/it is inverting
we are inverting
you are inverting
they are inverting

Present Perfect
I have inverted
you have inverted
he/she/it has inverted
we have inverted
you have inverted
they have inverted

Past Continuous
I was inverting
you were inverting
he/she/it was inverting
we were inverting
you were inverting
they were inverting

Past Perfect
I had inverted
you had inverted
he/she/it had inverted
we had inverted
you had inverted
they had inverted

Future
I will invert
you will invert
he/she/it will invert
we will invert
you will invert
they will invert

Future Perfect
I will have inverted
you will have inverted
he/she/it will have inverted
we will have inverted
you will have inverted
they will have inverted

Future Continuous
I will be inverting
you will be inverting
he/she/it will be inverting
we will be inverting
you will be inverting
they will be inverting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been inverting
you have been inverting
he/she/it has been inverting
we have been inverting
you have been inverting
they have been inverting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been inverting
you will have been inverting
he/she/it will have been inverting
we will have been inverting
you will have been inverting
they will have been inverting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been inverting
you had been inverting
he/she/it had been inverting
we had been inverting
you had been inverting
they had been inverting

Conditional
I would invert
you would invert
he/she/it would invert
we would invert
you would invert
they would invert

Past Conditional
I would have inverted
you would have inverted
he/she/it would have inverted
we would have inverted
you would have inverted
they would have inverted

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Verb	1.	invert - make an inversion (in a musical composition); "here the theme is inverted" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	2.	invert - reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of; "when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb" reverse reorder - assign a new order to
	3.	invert - turn inside out or upside down reverse, turn back alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

invert

verb overturn, upturn, turn upside down, upset, reverse, capsize, transpose, introvert, turn inside out, turn turtle, invaginate (Pathology), overset, intussuscept (Pathology) Invert the cake onto a cooling rack.

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invert

verb

To change to the opposite position, direction, or course:

reverse, transpose, turn (about, around, over, or round).

Translations

يَقْلِبُ رأسا على عَقب

obrátit

umkehren

pöörama

inverse invertir retourner

hvolfa; snúa viî

capovolgere inverso [di colore]invertire invertito omosessuale

apvertimaskabutės

apgāztapgrieztpārstatīt

snu opp ned på speilvende

инвертировать

baş aşağı döndürmektersine çevirmek

使倒置使颠倒

invert

[ɪnˈvɜːt] VT → invertir, poner al revés

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invert

[ɪnˈvɜː^rt] vt

[+ order] → inverser

[+ cup, object] → retourner
Invert the jelly onto a plate → Retourner la gelée sur une assiette.

invert

vt → umkehren; object also → auf den Kopf stellen; order also → umdrehen; (Gram) subject and object → umstellen; word order, colours, selection → umkehren; inverted nipples → Hohlwarzen pl

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invert

[ɪnˈvɜːt] vt (object) → capovolgere, rovesciare; (elements, words) → invertire

invert

(inˈvəːt) verb

to turn upside down or reverse the order of.

inˈversion (-ʃən) noun

inverted commas

single or double commas, the first (set) of which is turned upside down (`` '', ` '), used in writing to show where direct speech begins and ends. ``It is a lovely day,'' she said.

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"It seems a paradox, does it not," he went on, "that the image formed on the Retina should be inverted?"

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After half an hour of skillful maneuvering, the Englishman rose rapidly to a considerable altitude, and then, suddenly, without warning, he looped and flew with the plane inverted for a few seconds.

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The fresh chill air was faintly charged with the aroma of pine balsam, and the sky above was crystal clear and blue -- a great inverted cup of blessing.

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So he stood, after regaining balance, and soberly regarded, in a vain effort to understand, the mate with a bottle- bottom inverted skyward, the mouth to his lips, the while his throat made gulping contractions and noises.

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