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(ĭ-vûrt') 
tr.v., e·vert·ed, e·vert·ing, e·verts.
To turn inside out or outward.
tr.v., e·vert·ed, e·vert·ing, e·verts.
To turn inside out or outward.
[Back-formation from Middle English everted, turned upside down, from Latin ēvertus, past participle of ēvertere, to overturn : ē-, ex-, ex- + vertere, to turn.]
(ĭ-vûrt')
v., e·vert·ed, e·vert·ing, e·verts.
v., e·vert·ed, e·vert·ing, e·verts.
To turn inside out or outward.
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IN BRIEF: n. - United States tennis player who won women's singles titles in the United States and at Wimbledon (born in 1954).
Tutor's tip: When he "adverts" (calls attention to) his accomplishments, she "averts" (turns away) her eyes. But she never "everts" (overturns) his affection.
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