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invert

verb [T]
 
 
/ɪnˈvɜːt/ US  /-ˈvɝːt/ formal

Definition

to turn something upside down or change the order of two things: In some languages, the word order in questions is inverted (= the verb comes before the subject of the sentence).Turning upside down inverted
 
 
/-ˈvɜː.tɪd/ US  /-ˈvɝː.t̬ɪd/ adjective
Cover the bowl with an inverted plate.Turning upside down
(Definition of invert verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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