evert

[ ih-vurt ]
/ ɪˈvɜrt /
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verb (used with object)

to turn outward or inside out.

Origin of evert

1375–1425 for earlier past participle sense; 1795–1805 for current sense; late Middle English < Latin ēvertere to overturn, equivalent to ē- e-1 + vertere to turn

OTHER WORDS FROM evert

un·e·vert·ed, adjective

Words nearby evert

evermore, evernet, evers, eversible, eversion, evert, evertor, everwhere, everwhich, every, every bit

Words related to everted

invalidate, deny, refute, quash, disprove, negate, repudiate, contradict, expose, counter, oppose, squelch, rebut, shift, overturn, converse, inverted, turned, revert, convert

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British Dictionary definitions for everted (1 of 2)

evert
/ (ɪˈvɜːt) /

verb

(tr) to turn (an eyelid, the intestines, or some other bodily part) outwards or inside out

Derived forms of evert

eversible, adjective eversion, noun

Word Origin for evert

C16: from Latin ēvertere to overthrow, from vertere to turn

British Dictionary definitions for everted (2 of 2)

Evert
/ (ˈɛvət) /

noun

Chris (tine). born 1954, US tennis player: winner of eighteen Grand Slam singles titles (1974–86), including the French Open a record seven times, the US Open a record six times, and Wimbledon three times

Medical definitions for everted

evert
[ ĭ-vûrt′ ]

v.

To turn inside out or outward.