What does Overt mean?

Definitions for Overt
oʊˈvɜrt, ˈoʊ vɜrtovert

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. overt, openadjective

    open and observable; not secret or hidden

    "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots"

Wiktionary

  1. overtadjective

    Open and not secret nor concealed.

  2. Etymology: From overt (modern French ouvert).

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Overtadjective

    Open; publick; apparent.

    Etymology: ouvert, Fr.

    To vouch this, is no proof,
    Without more certain and more overt test,
    Than these thin habits and poor likelihoods. William Shakespeare.

    Overt and apparent virtues bring forth praise; but there be secret and hidden virtues that bring forth fortune; certain deliveries of a man’s self. Francis Bacon.

    My repulse at Hull, was the first overt essay to be made how patiently I could bear the loss of my kingdoms. Charles I .

    The design of their destruction may have been projected in the dark; but when all was ripe, their enemies proceeded to so many overt acts in the face of the nation, that it was obvious to the meanest. Jonathan Swift.

    Whereas human laws can reach no farther than to restrain the overt action, religion extends to the secret motions of the soul. John Rogers, Serm. 17.

ChatGPT

  1. overt

    Overt refers to something that is done openly, conspicuously, and not hidden or secret. It is used to describe actions, behaviors, or attitudes that are expressed or manifested in a way that is clearly evident or obvious to all.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Overt

    ō′vėrt, adj. open to view: public: apparent.—adv. O′vertly.—Overt act, something actually done in execution of a criminal intent.—Market overt, open or public market. [Fr. ouvert, pa.p. of ouvrir, to open; acc. to Diez, from O. Fr. a-ovrir, through Prov. adubrir, from L. de-operīre, to uncover—de=un-, and operīre, to cover; acc. to Littré, from L. operīre, to cover, confounded in meaning with aperīre, to open.]

Anagrams for Overt »

  1. trove

  2. voter

  3. torve

  4. rovet

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Overt in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Overt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Overt in a Sentence

  1. Jeff Smith:

    I'd view aircraft carrier participation in this year's drill as yet another signal from the Modi government that it was shedding the (previous) government's anxiety about a more overt balancing posture toward China and a more robust strategic embrace of the U.S. and Japan.

  2. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei:

    The other side is methodically and shamelessly threatening us militarily ... even if they did not make these overt threats, we would have to be prepared.

  3. Bruce Klingner:

    The overt economy is predominantly sales of natural resources, the covert economy is harder to estimate, but consists of weapons sales, the counterfeiting of U.S. $100 bills . . . production and distribution of illegal narcotics, cigarettes and pharmaceuticals, including Viagra, insurance scams, money laundering, and cybercrime.

  4. Steven Spielberg:

    I find it very, very surprising, antisemitism has always been there, it’s either been just around the corner and slightly out of sight but always lurking, or it has been much more overt like in Germany in the ’30s. But not since Germany in the ‘30s have I witnessed antisemitism no longer lurking, but standing proud with hands on hips like Hitler and Mussolini, kind of daring us to defy it. I’ve never experienced this in my entire life, especially in this country.

  5. Jennifer Garrison:

    When a woman is in her late 20s or early 30s, the rest of her tissue is functioning at peak performance, but her ovaries are already showing overt signs of aging, yet most women learn about their ovaries and ovarian function when they go to use them for the first time and find out they're geriatric.

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