Word Meaning

invert definition and meaning

v. t. To turn over; to put upside down; to upset; to place in a contrary order or direction; to reverse; as, to invert a cup, the order of words, rules of justice, etc.
v. t. To change the position of; -- said of tones which form a chord, or parts which compose harmony.
v. t. To divert; to convert to a wrong use.
v. t. To convert; to reverse; to decompose by, or subject to, inversion. See Inversion, n., 10.
v. i. To undergo inversion, as sugar.
a. Subjected to the process of inversion; inverted; converted; as, invert sugar.
n. An inverted arch.

Crossword clues for invert

- Overturn
- push inward
- Reverse
- Turn inward