evert
1 Americanverb (used with object)
noun
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
- eversible adjective
- eversion noun
- uneverted adjective
Etymology
Origin of evert
1375–1425 for earlier past participle sense; 1795–1805 for current sense; late Middle English < Latin ēvertere to overturn, equivalent to ē- e- 1 + vertere to turn
Example Sentences
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The lateral and medial muscles in both compartments invert, evert, and rotate the foot.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Sea stars have two stomachs, one of which they can evert through their mouths to secrete digestive juices into or onto prey before ingestion.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
In the first month of this year there gathered in the Capitol at Albany the first Governor's cabinet that evert sat in this State.
From Time Magazine Archive
The affected lid is then drawn gently downwards on the cheek, so as to evert and thoroughly expose the lower punctum.
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph
To slit it freely up with an abscess lancet, and evert the clot inside, at once relieves all the symptoms.
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph
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