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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INVERT', v.t. [L.inverto; in and verto, to turn.]
1. To turn into a contrary direction; to turn upside down; as, to invert a cone; to invert a hollow vessel.
2. To place in a contrary order or method; as, to invert the rules of justice; to invert the order of words.
And winter storms invert the year.
3. In music, to change the order of the notes which form a chord, or the parts which compose harmony.
4. To divert; to turn into another channel; to embezzle. [Not in use.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: make an inversion (in a musical composition); "here the theme is inverted"
2: reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of; "when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb" [syn: invert, reverse]
3: turn inside out or upside down [syn: turn back, invert, reverse]

Merriam Webster's

I. transitive verb Etymology: Latin invertere, from in- + vertere to turn — more at worth Date: 1533 1. a. to reverse in position, order, or relationship b. to subject to inversion 2. a. to turn inside out or upside down b. to turn inward 3. to find the mathematical reciprocal of <to divide using fractions, invert the divisor and multiply> Synonyms: see reverse II. noun Date: 1838 one characterized by inversion; especially homosexual

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v.tr. 1 turn upside down. 2 reverse the position, order, or relation of. 3 Mus. change the relative position of the notes of (a chord or interval) by placing the lowest note higher, usu. by an octave. 4 subject to inversion. --n. 1 a homosexual. 2 an inverted arch, as at the bottom of a sewer. Phrases and idioms: inverted comma = quotation mark. inverted snob a person who likes or takes pride in what a snob might be expected to disapprove of. invert sugar a mixture of dextrose and laevulose. Derivatives: inverter n. invertible adj. invertibility n. Etymology: L invertere invers- (as IN-(2), vertere turn)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Invert In"vert, n. (Masonry) An inverted arch.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Invert In*vert", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Inverting.] [L. invertere, inversum; pref. in- in + vertere to turn. See Verse.] 1. 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. That doth invert the attest of eyes and ears, As if these organs had deceptious functions. --Shak. Such reasoning falls like an inverted cone, Wanting its proper base to stand upon. --Cowper. 2. (Mus.) To change the position of; -- said of tones which form a chord, or parts which compose harmony. 3. To divert; to convert to a wrong use. [Obs.] --Knolles. 4. (Chem.) To convert; to reverse; to decompose by, or subject to, inversion. See Inversion, n., 10.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Invert In*vert", v. i. (Chem.) To undergo inversion, as sugar.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Invert In"vert, a. (Chem.) Subjected to the process of inversion; inverted; converted; as, invert sugar. Invert sugar (Chem.), a variety of sugar, consisting of a mixture of dextrose and levulose, found naturally in fruits, and produced artificially by the inversion of cane sugar (sucrose); also, less properly, the grape sugar or dextrose obtained from starch. See Inversion, Dextrose, Levulose, and Sugar.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(inverts, inverting, inverted) 1. If you invert something, you turn it the other way up or back to front. (FORMAL) Invert the cake onto a cooling rack. ...a black inverted triangle. VERB: V n, V-ed 2. If you invert something, you change it to its opposite. (FORMAL) They may be hoping to invert the presumption that a defendant is innocent until proved guilty. ...a telling illustration of inverted moral values. VERB: V n, V-ed

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Turn upside down. 2. Reverse, place in contrary order.

Moby Thesaurus

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