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inverted

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in·vert  (n-vûrt)
v. in·vert·ed, in·vert·ing, in·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. (nvûrt)
1. Something inverted.
2. Psychology
a. One who takes on the gender role of the opposite sex.
b. In the theory of Sigmund Freud, a homosexual person. No longer in scientific use.

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

in·verti·ble adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.invertedinverted - being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed; "a quotation mark is sometimes called an inverted comma"; "an upside-down cake"
turned - moved around an axis or center
2.inverted - (of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180 degrees on its stalk
plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
Translations
inverted [ɪnˈvɜːtɪd] ADJ inverted commas (Brit) → comillas fpl
in inverted commasentre comillas
inverted snob persona que desprecia las actitudes propias de la clase social a la que pertenece, intentando identificarse con gente de una clase supuestamente inferior
inverted snobberyesnobismo m regresivo
inverted:
inverted commas
pl (Brit) → Anführungszeichen pl; his new job, in invertedsein sogenannter neuer Job
inverted snobbery
n that’s just inverteddas ist die umgekehrte Variante von Snobismus


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Henceforward he saw every appearance of virtue in the youth through the magnifying end, and viewed all his faults with the glass inverted, so that they became scarce perceptible.
As the gong sounded, one of his seconds inverted a water bottle on his head.
On top of all he placed the cooking pot, inverted, and on top of this he laid one of the grinning skulls, upon which he fastened the headdress of the dead Kulonga.
 
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