evert

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin ēvertere (“to turn (an item of clothing) inside out”), Latin ēvertere, present active infinitive of ēvertō (“to turn upside down; to overturn; to reverse”), from ē- (variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘out, away’)) + vertō (“to reverse; to revolve, turn; to turn around”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to rotate, turn”)). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈvɜːt/ (General American) IPA(key): /iˈvɝt/, /ə-/ === Verb === evert (third-person singular simple present everts, present participle everting, simple past and past participle everted) (transitive, often biology, physiology) To turn inside out (like a pocket being emptied) or outwards. (transitive, obsolete) To move (someone or something) out of the way. (transitive, obsolete, also figuratively) To turn upside down; to overturn. (ambitransitive, obsolete, also figuratively) To disrupt; to overthrow. ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with avert. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== everse eversion everted (adjective) ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === revet, terve