invert

//ɪnˈvɜːt//
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Verb

invertInfinitive
invertPresent tense
invertedPast tense
invertedPast participle
invertingPresent participle
invertsThird-person singular
1

To turn something upside down or inside out; to reverse the position, order, or relationship of something.

She inverted the glass to drain the water.

2

To reverse the effect or nature of something.

The new policy inverted the relationship between supply and demand.

Noun

1

Something that is inverted or reversed; an inverted arch or structure.

The tunnel was reinforced with an invert at the bottom to support the structure.

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