Thesaurus: invert

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1. v. t. To turn over; to put upside down; to upset; to place in a contrary order or direction; to reverse; as, to invert a cup, the order of words, rules of justice, etc.
2. v. t. To change the position of; -- said of tones which form a chord, or parts which compose harmony.
3. v. t. To divert; to convert to a wrong use.
4. v. t. To convert; to reverse; to decompose by, or subject to, inversion. See Inversion, n., 10.
5. v. i. To undergo inversion, as sugar.
6. a. Subjected to the process of inversion; inverted; converted; as, invert sugar.
7. n. An inverted arch.
8. v. make an inversion (in a musical composition)
9. v. reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of
10. v. turn inside out or upside down
11. To change the position of; -- said of tones which form a chord,or parts which compose harmony.