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Meaning of 'invert' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Invert [ a.]
- Subjected to the process of inversion; inverted; converted; as, invert sugar.
2 . Invert [ n.]
- An inverted arch.
3 . Invert [ v. i.]
- To undergo inversion, as sugar.
4 . Invert [ 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.
- To change the position of; -- said of tones which form a chord, or parts which compose harmony.
- To divert; to convert to a wrong use.
- To convert; to reverse; to decompose by, or subject to, inversion. See Inversion, n., 10.

Meaning of 'invert' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . invert [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make an inversion (in a musical composition)
Example in sentence:
  • here the theme is inverted
Meaning (2):
- reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of
Example in sentence:
  • when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb

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