o·vert

(ō-vûrt′, ō′vûrt′)

adj.

1. Open and observable; not hidden, concealed, or secret: overt hostility; overt intelligence gathering.

2. Of, relating to, or being military or intelligence operations sanctioned or mandated by Congress: overt aid to the rebels.

[Middle English, from Old French, past participle of ovrir, to open, from Vulgar Latin *ōperīre, alteration (influenced by Latin cōperīre, to cover) of Latin aperīre; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]

o·vert′ly adv.

o·vert′ness n.

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overt

(ˈəʊvɜːt; əʊˈvɜːt)

adj

1. open to view; observable

2. (Law) law open; deliberate. Criminal intent may be inferred from an overt act

[C14: via Old French, from ovrir to open, from Latin aperīre]

ˈovertly adv

ˈovertness n

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o•vert

(oʊˈvɜrt, ˈoʊ vɜrt)

adj.

open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret: overt hostility.

[1275–1325; Middle English < Old French, past participle of ouvrir to open < Vulgar Latin *ōperīre, for Latin aperīre]

o•vert′ly, adv.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

overt - open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots"

open

explicit, expressed - precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication; "explicit instructions"; "she made her wishes explicit"; "explicit sexual scenes"

public - not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole; "the public good"; "public libraries"; "public funds"; "public parks"; "a public scandal"; "public gardens"; "performers and members of royal families are public figures"

unconcealed - not concealed or hidden; "her unconcealed hostility poisoned the atmosphere"; "watched with unconcealed curiosity"

covert - secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"

overt

adjective open, obvious, plain, public, clear, apparent, visible, patent, evident, manifest, noticeable, blatant, downright, avowed, flagrant, observable, undisguised, barefaced, unconcealed Although there is no overt hostility, black and white students do not mix much.
secret, hidden, disguised, concealed, invisible, covert, underhand, hush-hush (informal), surreptitious

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Translations

عَلَني، غَيْر سِرِّي

åbenlys

offenkundig

απροκάλυπτος

manifiesto público abierto

déclaré

opinber

aperto evidente fare approcci

atklāts, neslēpts

onverholenopenlijk

åpen

apaçıkaşikâr

公开的

overt

[əʊˈvɜːt] ADJ [racism, discrimination, hostility] → manifiesto, patente; [criticism] → abierto, manifiesto
there were no overt signs of → no había signos manifiestos or patentes de ...

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overt

[əʊˈvɜː^rt ˈəʊvɜː^rt] adj → déclaré(e)
There is no overt hostility → Il n'y a pas d'hostilité déclarée.

overt

adj behaviour, campaign, operation, sexuality → offen; hostility → unverhohlen

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overt

[əʊˈvɜːt] adj → evidente, aperto/a

overt

(ouˈvəːt) adjective

not hidden or secret. overt opposition to a plan.

oˈvertly adverb