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Dictionary: e·vert   (ĭ-vûrt') pronunciation
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.]


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(ĭ-vûrt')
v., e·vert·ed, e·vert·ing, e·verts.

To turn inside out or outward.

To turn inside out; to turn 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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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: turn inside out; turn the inner surface of outward


 
 
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