evert

Etymology

From Latin ēvertere, from e (out) + vertere to turn around in various senses; hence in English: to turn about or overturn. In the 16th century the word appeared in the sense of upsetting or overturning; since the 18th century, the sense of turning out like a pocket has been the dominant usage.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪˈvɜːt/

Verb

evert (third-person singular simple present everts, present participle everting, simple past and past participle everted)

1. (transitive) To turn inside out, typically from within, like a pocket being emptied.

Anagrams

• revet, terve