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, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH overt

covert overt

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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, noun

Word Origin for overt

C14: via Old French, from ovrir to open, from Latin aperīre