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INVERT

to reverse in position, order, or relationship

The meaning of the word invert is to reverse in position, order, or relationship.

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WordMeaning
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
taintto contaminate morally : corrupt
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
relegateto send into exile : banish
perditioneternal damnation
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
mincingaffectedly dainty or delicate
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
bereftdeprived or robbed of the possession or use of something