invert

Definition

To turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction.

Etymology

From Middle French invertir.

Example Sentences

• "to invert a cup, the order of words, rules of justice, etc."
• "That doth invert the attest of eyes and ears, / As if these organs had deceptious functions."
• "Seldom, alas! the power of logic reigns / With much ſufficiency in royal brains. / Such reaſ'ning falls like an inverted cone, / Wanting its proper baſe to ſtand upon."

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