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invert definition

in·vert (in vʉrt′; for adj. & n., in′vʉrt′)

transitive verb

  1. to turn upside down
  2. to change to the direct opposite; reverse the order, position, direction, etc. of
  3. to subject to inversion (in various senses)
  4. Math. to divide 1 by (a given quantity)

Etymology: L invertere < in-, in, to, toward + vertere, to turn: see verse

adjective

Chem. inverted invert sugar

noun

  1. an inverted person or thing
  2. Psychiatry homosexual: now seldom used

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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