invert

(ĭn-vûrt')

v., -vert·ed, -vert·ing, -verts.

v.tr.

1. To turn inside out or upside down: invert an hourglass.
2. To reverse the position, order, or condition of: invert the subject and predicate of a sentence.
3. To subject to inversion. See synonyms at reverse.

v.intr.
To be subjected to inversion.

n. (ĭn'vûrt')

1. Something inverted.
2. Psychology.
   1. One who takes on the gender role of the opposite sex.
   2. In the theory of Sigmund Freud, a homosexual person. No longer in scientific use.

[Latin invertere : in-, in; see in-² + vertere, to turn.]

invertible in·vert'i·ble adj.

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verb

To change to the opposite position, direction, or course: reverse, transpose, turn (about, around, over. or round). See change/persist.

In plumbing, the lowest point or the lowest inside surface of a channel, conduit, drain, pipe, or sewer pipe.

invert

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1. to turn or cause to turn inward, or upside down.
2. to reverse in direction, sequence, effect, etc. See also inversion.

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Reverse in position, direction or order.

• i. L block — a pattern of local filtration anesthesia commonly used in laparotomy in the ox. A horizontal line of infiltration is made just ventral to the transverse processes of the lumbar vertebrae, a vertical one just caudal to the costal arch.

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• Fixed Positions and Points - inverted: (adj) with top and bottom parts reversed

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See words rhyming with "invertible."

Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - vende om, omvende, vende op og ned, spejlvende, invertere
v. intr. - inverteres
n. - støttebue, homoseksuel, frimærke, der er trykt på hovedet

idioms:

• invert sugar    invertsukker
• inverted commas    anførelsestegn, citationstegn
• inverted snob    person der snobber nedad

2.
n. - holdningsløs person, hvirvelløs dyr

Nederlands (Dutch)
omkeren, op z'n kop zetten, een inversie ondergaan

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - inverser, (fig) renverser (des valeurs), retourner (un objet)
v. intr. - renverser, retourner, (Chim) s'inverser
n. - quelque chose d'inversé, homosexuel

idioms:

• invert sugar    sucre inverti
• inverted commas    (GB) guillemets
• inverted snob    tout le contraire d'un snob, snob à rebours

2.
n. - (abrév) de invertébré

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - umkehren, umstellen, umstülpen
n. - Umgekehrtes, Homo

idioms:

• invert sugar    Invertzucker
• inverted commas    Anführungszeichen
• inverted snob    jmd. der sich mit der Unterschicht identifiziert

2.
n. - Invertebrat

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αντιστρέφω, αντιμεταθέτω

idioms:

• invert sugar    (χημ.) ιμβερτοσάκχαρον
• inverted commas    (γραμμ.) εισαγωγικά (σημεία στίξης)
• inverted snob    σνομπ που μιμείται τις λαϊκές τάξεις

Italiano (Italian)
capovolgere

idioms:

• invert sugar    zucchero invertito
• inverted commas    virgolette
• inverted snob    snobismo alla rovescia

Português (Portuguese)
v. - inverter

idioms:

• invert sugar    açúcar (m) invertido
• inverted commas    aspas
• inverted snob    pessoa que esnoba coisas grandiosas e aprecia coisas típicas da classe média baixa

Русский (Russian)
переворачивть, выворачивать наизнанку, менять порядок, совращать

idioms:

• invert sugar    инвертный сахар
• inverted commas    кавычки
• inverted snob    сноб, демонстрирующий показное простодушие

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - invertir, poner al revés
v. intr. - invertirse, ponerse al revés
n. - invertosa

idioms:

• invert sugar    azúcar invertido, mezcla de glucosa y fructosa
• inverted commas    comillas
• inverted snob    esnob a la inversa

2.
n. - homosexual, invertido

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vända upp och ned, kasta om, spegelvända

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使反转, 使转化, 使颠倒, 倒转, 颠倒, 转化, 颠倒的事物

idioms:

• invert sugar    转化糖
• inverted commas    引号, 单引号
• inverted snob    蔑视上层阶级的人, 倒转势利

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使反轉, 使轉化, 使顛倒
v. intr. - 倒轉, 顛倒, 轉化
n. - 顛倒的事物

idioms:

• invert sugar    轉化糖
• inverted commas    引號, 單引號
• inverted snob    蔑視上層階級的人, 倒轉勢利

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 거꾸로 하다, 뒤집다
v. intr. - 거꾸로 하다, 뒤집다
n. - 역 아치

2.
n. - 성욕 도착자

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 逆にする, 転化する, 転回する
adj. - 転化した
n. - 逆刷り

idioms:

• invert sugar    転化糖

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقلب, يعكس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפך, שינה מיקום, סדר וכו'‬
v. intr. - ‮נהפך על פיו (צירוף מרכיבים של חומר) בריאקציה כימית‬
n. - ‮הומוסקסואל, קשת הפוכה (הקצוות למעלה)‬
n. - ‮(קיצור) חסר-חוליות‬

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