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Added 9 October 2026

invert

/ɪnˈvɜːt/ verb

In Latin: invertō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about invert at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction; to make (something) the opposite of itself.
to invert a cup, the order of words, rules of justice, etc.
To move (the root note of a chord) up or down an octave, resulting in a change in pitch.
To undergo inversion, as sugar.

noun

An inverted arch (as in a sewer).
The base of a tunnel on which the road or railway may be laid and used when construction is through unstable ground. It may be flat or form a continuous curve with the tunnel arch.
The lowest point inside a pipe at a certain point.

adjective

Subjected to the process of inversion; inverted; converted.
invert sugar

noun

An invertebrate.

Origin

From Middle French invertir.

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