invert

UK/in'və:t/US/in'vә:t/

IELTSTOEFLGREC2

Definitions

To turn something upside down or reverse its order or position.

使颠倒，使倒置；使次序相反

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

in-not, opposite of

vertturn

=invert

in- (here meaning 'in/inward,' not the negative in-) + vert (turn) = turn inward/over. To invert is to turn something the other way up or flip its order.

Root vers still carries 91 more words

Common Collocations

1.invert the order颠倒顺序
2.invert an image反相图像
3.invert a bowl倒扣碗

Example Sentences

1.
Invert the bowl over the cake and lift it off carefully.
2.
The poem inverts the usual word order for effect.
3.
If you invert the image, the colors appear reversed.

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