invert

  • 1Invert — In vert, a. (Chem.) Subjected to the process of inversion; inverted; converted; as, invert sugar. [1913 Webster] {Invert sugar} (Chem.), a variety of sugar, consisting of a mixture of dextrose and levulose, found naturally in fruits, and produced …

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  • 2Invert — In*vert , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inverted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inverting}.] [L. invertere, inversum; pref. in in + vertere to turn. See {Verse}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To turn over; to put upside down; to upset; to place in a contrary order or direction; …

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  • 3invert — [in vʉrt′; ] for adj. & n. [, in′vʉrt΄] vt. [L invertere < in , in, to, toward + vertere, to turn: see VERSE] 1. to turn upside down 2. to change to the direct opposite; reverse the order, position, direction, etc. of 3. to subject to… …

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  • 4Invert — In*vert , v. i. (Chem.) To undergo inversion, as sugar. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 5Invert — In vert, n. (Masonry) An inverted arch. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 6invert — index alter, disorganize, disorient, overthrow, overturn, upset Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 7invert — (v.) 1530s, from M.Fr. invertir or directly from L. invertere turn upside down, turn about, from in in, on (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + vertere to turn (see VERSUS (Cf. versus)). Related: Inverted; inverting; invertedly …

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  • 8invert — vb transpose, *reverse Analogous words: upset, *overturn, capsize: interchange, *exchange: derange, disarrange (see DISORDER vb) …

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  • 9invert — [v] reverse; turn upside down alter, backtrack, capsize, change, convert, double back, evert, flip, flip flop*, introvert, inverse, modify, overturn, renege, revert, tip, transplace, transpose, turn, turn down, turn inside out, turn over, turn… …

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  • 10invert — ► VERB ▪ put upside down or in the opposite position, order, or arrangement. DERIVATIVES inverter noun invertible adjective. ORIGIN Latin invertere turn inside out …

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