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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Invert \In*vert"\, v. i. (Chem.)
     To undergo inversion, as sugar.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Invert \In"vert\, a. (Chem.)
     Subjected to the process of inversion; inverted; converted;
     as, invert sugar.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Invert sugar (Chem.), a variety of sugar, consisting of a
        mixture of dextrose and levulose, found naturally in
        fruits, and produced artificially by the inversion of cane
        sugar (sucrose); also, less properly, the grape sugar or
        dextrose obtained from starch. See Inversion,
        Dextrose, Levulose, and Sugar.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Invert \In"vert\, n. (Masonry)
     An inverted arch.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Invert \In*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inverted; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Inverting.] [L. invertere, inversum; pref. in- in +
     vertere to turn. See Verse.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              That doth invert the attest of eyes and ears,
              As if these organs had deceptious functions. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Such reasoning falls like an inverted cone,
              Wanting its proper base to stand upon. --Cowper.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Mus.) To change the position of; -- said of tones which
        form a chord, or parts which compose harmony.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To divert; to convert to a wrong use. [Obs.] --Knolles.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Chem.) To convert; to reverse; to decompose by, or
        subject to, inversion. See Inversion, n., 10.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Invert \In"vert\, n. (Masonry)
     An inverted arch.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Invert \In*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inverted; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Inverting.] [L. invertere, inversum; pref. in- in +
     vertere to turn. See Verse.]
     1. 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.
  
              That doth invert the attest of eyes and ears, As if
              these organs had deceptious functions. --Shak.
  
              Such reasoning falls like an inverted cone, Wanting
              its proper base to stand upon.        --Cowper.
  
     2. (Mus.) To change the position of; -- said of tones which
        form a chord, or parts which compose harmony.
  
     3. To divert; to convert to a wrong use. [Obs.] --Knolles.
  
     4. (Chem.) To convert; to reverse; to decompose by, or
        subject to, inversion. See Inversion, n., 10.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Invert \In*vert"\, v. i. (Chem.)
     To undergo inversion, as sugar.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Invert \In"vert\, a. (Chem.)
     Subjected to the process of inversion; inverted; converted;
     as, invert sugar.
  
     Invert sugar (Chem.), a variety of sugar, consisting of a
        mixture of dextrose and levulose, found naturally in
        fruits, and produced artificially by the inversion of cane
        sugar (sucrose); also, less properly, the grape sugar or
        dextrose obtained from starch. See Inversion,
        Dextrose, Levulose, and Sugar.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  invert
       v 1: make an inversion (in a musical composition); "here the
            theme is inverted"
       2: turn inside out or upside down [syn: reverse]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  invert
     a.
     (lb en chemistry) Subjected to the process of inversion; inverted;
  converted.
     n.
     (lb en obsolete psychology) A homosexual.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To turn (something) upside down or inside out;
  to place in a contrary order or direction.
     2 (lb en transitive music) To move (the root note of a chord) up or
  down an octave, resulting in a change in pitch.
     3 (lb en chemistry intransitive) To undergo inversion, as sugar.
     4 To divert; to convert to a wrong use.
     5 (lb en anatomy) To turn (the foot) inwards.
     n.
     (lb en zoology informal) An invertebrate.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  invert
     a.
     (lb en chemistry) Subjected to the process of inversion; inverted;
  converted.
     n.
     (lb en obsolete psychology) A homosexual.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To turn (something) upside down or inside out;
  to place in a contrary order or direction.
     2 (lb en transitive music) To move (the root note of a chord) up or
  down an octave, resulting in a change in pitch.
     3 (lb en chemistry intransitive) To undergo inversion, as sugar.
     4 To divert; to convert to a wrong use.
     5 (lb en anatomy) To turn (the foot) inwards.
     n.
     (lb en zoology informal) An invertebrate.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  invert
     a.
     (lb en chemistry) Subjected to the process of inversion; inverted;
  converted.
     n.
     (lb en obsolete psychology) A homosexual.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To turn (something) upside down or inside out;
  to place in a contrary order or direction.
     2 (lb en transitive music) To move (the root note of a chord) up or
  down an octave, resulting in a change in pitch.
     3 (lb en chemistry intransitive) To undergo inversion, as sugar.
     4 To divert; to convert to a wrong use.
     5 (lb en anatomy) To turn (the foot) inwards.
     n.
     (lb en zoology informal) An invertebrate.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  invert
     a.
     (lb en chemistry) Subjected to the process of inversion; inverted;
  converted.
     n.
     (lb en obsolete psychology) A homosexual.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To turn (something) upside down or inside out;
  to place in a contrary order or direction.
     2 (lb en transitive music) To move (the root note of a chord) up or
  down an octave, resulting in a change in pitch.
     3 (lb en chemistry intransitive) To undergo inversion, as sugar.
     4 To divert; to convert to a wrong use.
     5 (lb en anatomy) To turn (the foot) inwards.
     n.
     (lb en zoology informal) An invertebrate.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  invert
     Englanti vb.
     kääntää nurinperin, kääntää vastakkaiseksi

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  invert
     Engelska n.
     (tagg ålderdomligt språk=en) homosexuell person
     Engelska vb.
     invertera

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Invert /ɪnvˈɜːt/
  المقلوب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  invert //ɪnˈvɜːt// //ɪnˈvɝt// //ˈɪn.vət// //ˈɪn.vɚt// 
  обърнат свод
  architecture: inverted arch

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  invert //ɪnˈvɜːt// //ɪnˈvɝt// //ˈɪn.vət// //ˈɪn.vɚt// 
  преобръщам
  turn upside down or inside out

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  invert /ɪnvˈɜːt/ 
  převrátit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  invert /ɪnvˈɜːt/ 
  invertovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  invert /ɪnvˈɜːt/
  invertní

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  invert /ɪnvˈɜːt/ 
  gwrthdroi 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  invert /ɪnvˈɜːt/ 
  invertieren 
   see: inverting, inverted, inverted file
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  invert /ɪnvˈɜːt/ 
  umkehren 
   see: inverting, inverted, inverts, inverted
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  invert /ɪnvˈɜːt/
  
  αναποδογυρίζω, ανατρέπω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  invert //ɪnˈvɜːt// //ɪnˈvɝt// //ˈɪn.vət// //ˈɪn.vɚt// 
  kääntää, kääntää ylösalaisin
  turn upside down or inside out

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  invert /ɪnvˈɜːt/ 
  1. उलटा~करना
        "The theme is inverted in the fairy tale movie."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  invert /ɪnvˈɜːt/
  invertni, izokrenuti, prevrnuti

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  invert /ɪnvˈɜːt/
  homoszexuális

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  invert /ɪnˈvɜ:t/ 
    odwracać

From English-Romanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-rom ]

  invert /ɪnvˈɜːt/
  a inversa

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  invert /ɪnvˈɜːt/
  1. tersine çevirmek, tersyüz etmek, altüst etmek
  2. bir müzik parçasında notaların sırasını değiştirmek. invert sugar dekstroz ile levüloz karışımı
  3. meyva ve balda bulunan tabii şeker. invertedly  tersine.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌɪnˈvɝt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  57 Moby Thesaurus words for "invert":
     auntie, bi-guy, bisexual, bull dyke, butch, catamite, change,
     chicken, convert, dyke, evert, fag, faggot, fairy, femme, flip,
     flit, fricatrice, fruit, gunsel, homo, homophile, homosexual,
     homosexualist, introvert, intussuscept, invaginate, inverse,
     lesbian, nance, pansy, pathic, pronate, punk, queen, queer,
     resupinate, reverse, revert, revolve, rotate, sapphist, supinate,
     transplace, transpose, tribade, turn, turn about, turn around,
     turn down, turn in, turn inside out, turn out, turn over,
     turn the scale, turn the tables, turn upside down
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 转化的;
  v. 反转,颠倒;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 转化的
     vt. 使反转,使颠倒,使转化
     n. 颠倒的事物

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