inverted; inverting
1
a
: to reverse in position, order, or relationship
b
: to subject to inversion
2
a
: to turn inside out or upside down
b
: to turn inward
3
: to find the mathematical reciprocal of
to divide using fractions, invert the divisor and multiply
4
: to reincorporate (a company) as a new entity in a foreign country : to put (a company) through the process of inversion (see inversion sense 6)
Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress have questioned the patriotism of corporate executives who elect to invert their companies.—
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Verb
The lens inverts the image.
The number 9 looks like an inverted 6.
invert the order of two words in a sentence
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Top one of those pieces of buttered bread with a few slices of onion, evenly distributed over the surface, then invert the other buttered bread slice on top.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2025
Parts of the final’s first half — slow and ponderous, with full-back Malo Gusto severely inverted — explained why a portion of Chelsea’s crowd are sceptical about him.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 29 May 2025
On April 1, 2022, the yield curve inverted, but only for two days.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
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Verb
There was something transgressive and liberating about an aesthetic that inverted not only good and bad taste but also conventional and unconventional morality.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Top one of those pieces of buttered bread with a few slices of onion, evenly distributed over the surface, then invert the other buttered bread slice on top.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2025
Parts of the final’s first half — slow and ponderous, with full-back Malo Gusto severely inverted — explained why a portion of Chelsea’s crowd are sceptical about him.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 29 May 2025
On April 1, 2022, the yield curve inverted, but only for two days.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
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“Invert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invert. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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invert
transitive verb
in·vert
in-ˈvərt 
1
a
: to reverse in position, order, or relationship
adjacent sequences of DNA and RNA that are complementary and inverted
b
: to subject to inversion
2
a
: to turn inside out or upside down
b
: to turn inward
when a foot is inverted its forepart tends to approach the midline of the body—The Journal of the American Medical Association
The Journal of the American Medical Association
: to undergo inversion
a normal nipple that inverts later in life can be an ominous sign—P. G. Donohue
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