overt
[ oh-vurt, oh-vurt ]
/ oʊˈvɜrt, ˈoʊ vɜrt /
adjective
open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret: overt hostility.
Heraldry.
(of a device, as a purse) represented as open: a purse overt.
Origin of overt
1275–1325; Middle English < Old French, past participle of
ouvrir to open < Vulgar Latin
*ōperīre, for Latin
aperīre
OTHER WORDS FROM overt
un·o·vert, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH overt
covert overtWords nearby overt
overstuff,
overstuffed,
oversubscribe,
oversupply,
overswing,
overt,
overtake,
overtask,
overtax,
overthink,
overthrow
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British Dictionary definitions for overt
overt
/ (ˈəʊvɜːt, əʊˈvɜːt) /
adjective
open to view; observable
law
open; deliberate. Criminal intent may be inferred from an overt act
Derived forms of overt
overtly, adverb overtness, nounWord Origin for overt
C14: via Old French, from
ovrir to open, from Latin
aperīre