invert

English

/ɪnˈvɜːt/, /ɪnˈvɝt/, /ˈɪnvɜːt/, /ˈɪnvɝt/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction.
  • (transitive) To move (the root note of a chord) up or down an octave, resulting in a change in pitch.
  • (chemistry) To undergo inversion, as sugar.
  • To divert; to convert to a wrong use.
  • (anatomy) To turn (the foot) inwards.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (turn, rotate, wind, spin, twist, become, bend, turn out).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wert-

Gloss

turn, rotate, wind, spin, twist, become, bend, turn out

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

風

Emoji
🙃

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