INVERT', verb transitive [Latin inverto; in and verto, to turn.] 1. To turn into a contrary direction; to turn upside down; as, to invert a cone; to invert a hollow vessel. 2. To place in a contrary order or method; as, to invert the rules of justice; to invert the order of words. And winter storms invert the year. 3. In music, to change the order of the notes which form a chord, or the parts which compose harmony. 4. To divert; to turn into another channel; to embezzle. [Not in use.]
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