evert

[ih-vurt]

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verb (used with object)

to turn outward or inside out.

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

Related formsun·e·vert·ed, adjective

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Related Words for everted

invalidate, deny, refute, quash, disprove, negate, repudiate, contradict, expose, counter, oppose, squelch, rebut, shift, overturn, converse, inverted, everted, turned, revert

Examples from the Web for everted

Historical Examples of everted

For convenience of examination the eyelids can readily be everted.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
United States Department of Agriculture
This operation consists in excision of the apex of the everted lid.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)
Various
The edges were thick and everted, and surrounded with an erysipelatous inflammation.
North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826
Various
The starfish obtains its food by enclosing it in its everted stomach and then withdrawing stomach and food into the body.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition
Vernon L. Kellogg
The wall was decorated with narrow horizontal bands and a wide foliate zone below the everted rim.
Contributions From the Museum of History and Technology
Ivor Noel Hume

British Dictionary definitions for everted

evert

verb

(tr) to turn (an eyelid, the intestines, or some other bodily part) outwards or inside out

Derived Formseversible, adjectiveeversion, noun

Word Origin for evert

C16: from Latin ēvertere to overthrow, from vertere to turn

Evert

noun

Chris (tine). born 1954, US tennis player: winner of eighteen Grand Slam singles titles (1974–86), including the French Open a record seven times, the US Open a record six times, and Wimbledon three times

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everted in Medicine

evert

[ĭ-vûrt′]

To turn inside out or outward.