Origin of invert

1525–35; < Latin invertere to turn upside down or inside out, equivalent to in- in-2 + vertere to turn; see verse

synonym study for invert

2. See reverse.

OTHER WORDS FROM invert

Words nearby invert

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Words related to inverted

upturned, disordered, reversed, upset, confused, tangled, overturned, jumbled, upended, backward, haywire, helter-skelter, mixed-up, topsy-turvy

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British Dictionary definitions for inverted

invert

verb (ɪnˈvɜːt)

to turn or cause to turn upside down or inside out
(tr) to reverse in effect, sequence, direction, etc
(tr) phonetics
  1. to turn (the tip of the tongue) up and back
  2. to pronounce (a speech sound) by retroflexion
logic to form the inverse of a categorial proposition

noun (ˈɪnvɜːt)

psychiatry
  1. a person who adopts the role of the opposite sex
  2. another word for homosexual
architect
  1. the lower inner surface of a drain, sewer, etcCompare soffit (def. 2)
  2. an arch that is concave upwards, esp one used in foundations

Derived forms of invert

invertible, adjective invertibility, noun

Word Origin for invert

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

Medical definitions for inverted

invert
[ ĭn-vûrt′ ]

v.

To turn inside out or upside down.
To reverse the position, order, or condition of.
To subject to inversion.

n.

Something inverted.