invertire — meaning in English
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English meaning
- invert verb To turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction; to make (something) the opposite of it.
- reverse adj Opposite in position, direction, or order.
- revert verb To go back to a previous state, condition, or topic.
- turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.
Senses
invertire is used for these senses in English:
- invert (transitive) To turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction.
- reverse (legal) To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.
- revert (transitive, now, rare) To turn back, or turn to the contrary; to reverse.
- turn (transitive) To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
invert — full definition
- verb To turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction; to make (something) the opposite of it.
- verb To move (the root note of a chord) up or down an octave, resulting in a change in pitch.
- verb To undergo inversion, as sugar.
- verb To divert; to convert to a wrong use.
reverse — full definition
- adj Opposite in position, direction, or order.
- noun The opposite of something; the other side.
- noun The gear that makes a vehicle travel backward.
- verb To move backward, or to turn something to face the opposite way.