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invert

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  1. reverse               
 
1. in.vert \in-'v*rt\ \-*-b*l\ vt [L invertere, fr. in- + vertere to turn - 
   more at WORTH)M 1a: to turn inside out or upside down  1b: to turn inward  
   2a: to reverse in position, order, or relationship  2b: to subject to 
   musical inversion  2c: to subject to chemical inversion  - in.vert.ible aj
2. in.vert \'in-.v*rt\ n : one characterized by inversion : specif : 
   HOMOSEXUAL 
3. in.vert \.in-., 'in-.\ aj : subjected to chemical inversion