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in·vert

invert

 
 
pronunciation:
ihn vuhrt
parts of speech:
transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
features:
Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Parts
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: inverts, inverting, inverted
definition 1: to reverse or set opposite in order, position, direction, effect, or the like.
 
similar words:
reverse
definition 2: to turn upside down, inside out, or back upon itself.
similar words:
reverse
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition: to be reversed; become inverted.
similar words:
reverse
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (v.)invert carefully, gently, immediately, merely, tightly
(v.)invert + adverb completely
(v.)invert + nounHelp bowl, cake, circuit, cone, content, cookie, cup, dessert, dish, dough, flag, frame, hierarchy, layer, loaf, logic, mastoid, order, pancake, papilloma, pastry, pattern, platter, poetics, principle, priority, rack, ratio, reality, relation, relationship, serving, structure, syntax, timbale, tomato, towel, value, wire  [See all][See only the most frequent]
 
part of speech: noun
definition: someone or something that is inverted.
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)invert congenital, quadruple, textual
verb + (n.)invert attest, devour, interrogate, mire, negate, release, remove, shake
noun + (n.)invert Help bundle, capacity, caramel, cauldron, communist, contortion, height, hen, homosexual, image, pan, plate, queer, snowboarder, tortilla, unrest, volume, womb
derivation: invertible (adj.)