Invert Definition

ĭn-vûrt
inverted, inverting, inverts
verb
inverted, inverting, inverts
To turn upside down.
Webster's New World
To change to the direct opposite; reverse the order, position, direction, etc. of.
Webster's New World
To subject to inversion (in various senses)
Webster's New World

To be subjected to inversion.

American Heritage
To divide 1 by (a given quantity)
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
inverts
An inverted person or thing.
Webster's New World
One who takes on the gender role of the opposite sex.
American Heritage

Homosexual.

Webster's New World
In the theory of Sigmund Freud, a homosexual person. No longer in scientific use.
American Heritage

(archaic) A homosexual man.

Wiktionary
adjective
Inverted.
Invert sugar.
Webster's New World
(chemistry) Subjected to the process of inversion; inverted; converted.
Invert sugar.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Invert

Noun

Singular:
invert
Plural:
inverts

Origin of Invert

  • Latin invertere in- in in–2 vertere to turn wer-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French invertir

    From Wiktionary

Invert Sentence Examples

  • Invert the prepared pans and tap the bottoms to get rid of the excess flour.

  • Allow to cool slightly then invert the tart onto a plate.

  • To invert the formula we may write 1 +aiox+aoly+...

  • The sugar in ripe grape juice is practically invert sugar, i.e.

  • Fully inverted sugar contains 95% invert to 5% sucrose.

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