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Vinony

invert

verb

  1. to turn upside down or create the inverse
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.vət/ / /ˈɪn.vəɹt/ / /ɪnˈvɜːt/ / /ɪnˈvɜɹt/

adj

Etymology: From Middle French invertir.

  1. Subjected to the process of inversion; inverted; converted.

    “invert sugar”

noun

Etymology: Abbreviation of invertebrate.

  1. An invertebrate.

verb

Etymology: From Middle French invertir.

  1. To turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction.

    “to invert a cup, the order of words, rules of justice, etc.”

    “That doth invert the attest of eyes and ears, / As if these organs had deceptious functions.”

  2. To move (the root note of a chord) up or down an octave, resulting in a change in pitch.
  3. To undergo inversion, as sugar.
  4. To divert; to convert to a wrong use.

    “[H]e had miſgouerned the ſtate, inuerted his treaſures to his owne priuat […]”

  5. To turn (the foot) inwards.