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1. (v.t.) invert
to turn upside down.
2. invert
to reverse in position, order, direction, or relationship.
3. invert
to turn inward or back upon itself.
4. invert
to turn inside out.
5. invert
to subject to chemical inversion.
6. invert
to subject to musical inversion.
7. (v.i.) invert
to become chemically inverted.
8. (adj.) invert
subjected to chemical inversion.
9. (n.) invert
an inverted person or thing.
10. invert
a homosexual.
11. invert
a postage stamp with all or part of the central design printed upside down.
Etymology: (1525–35; < L invertere to turn upside down or inside out =in-in-3+vertere to turn)
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1. (verb) invert
make an inversion (in a musical composition)
"here the theme is inverted"
2. (verb) invert, reverse
reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of
"when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb"
3. (verb) turn back, invert, reverse
turn inside out or upside down
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) invert
subjected to the process of inversion; inverted; converted; as, invert sugar
2. (noun) invert
an inverted arch
3. (verb) invert
to turn over; to put upside down; to upset; to place in a contrary order or direction; to reverse; as, to invert a cup, the order of words, rules of justice, etc
4. (verb) invert
to change the position of; -- said of tones which form a chord, or parts which compose harmony
5. (verb) invert
to divert; to convert to a wrong use
6. (verb) invert
to convert; to reverse; to decompose by, or subject to, inversion. See Inversion, n., 10
7. (verb) invert
to undergo inversion, as sugar
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Sense: to turn upside down or reverse the order of.
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 Afrikaans: omdraai, omkeer |
 Arabic: يَقْلِبُ رأسا على عَقب |
 Bulgarian: обръщам |
 Brazilian: inverter |
 Czech: obrátit |
 German: umkehren |
 Danish: vende op og ned på |
 Greek: αναστρέφω |
 Spanish: invertir |
 Estonian: pahupidi pöörama |
 Farsi: وارونه کردن؛ پس و پیش کرد |
 Finnish: kääntää |
 French: inverser |
 Hebrew: לַהֲפוֹך |
 Hindi: उलटा करना |
 Croatian: obrnuti |
 Hungarian: megfordít |
 Indonesian: membalikkan |
 Icelandic: hvolfa; snúa við |
 Italian: invertire |
 Japanese: 逆にする |
 Korean: …의 위아래를 거꾸로 하다 |
 Lithuanian: apversti |
 Latvian: apgriezt; apgāzt; pārstat |
 Malay: songsang |
 Dutch: omkeren |
 Norwegian: snu opp ned på, speilvend |
 Polish: odwrócić |
 Persian: معكوس يا سرچپه كردن |
 Pashto: په بل مخ كيدل، اړول |
 Portuguese: inverter |
 Romanian: a inversa |
 Russian: переворачивать; переставл |
 Slovak: prevrátiť |
 Slovenian: preobrniti |
 Serbian: obrnuti |
 Swedish: vända upp och ner, kasta |
 Thai: สับเปลี่ยนที่กัน |
 Turkish: tersineçevirmek, baş aşağ |
 Taiwanese: 使反向，使倒置 |
 Ukrainian: перевертати |
 Urdu: عام ترتیب سے برعکس کرنا |
 Vietnamese: đảo ngược |
 Chinese: 使颠倒，使倒置 |
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