overt
[ oh-vurt, oh-vurt ]
/ oʊˈvɜrt, ˈoʊ vɜrt /
adjective
open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret: overt hostility.
Heraldry. (of a device, as a purse) represented as open: a purse overt.
Words nearby overt
overstuff, overstuffed, oversubscribe, oversupply, overswing, overt, overtake, overtask, overtax, overthink, overthrow
Origin of overt
1275–1325; Middle English < Old French, past participle of ouvrir to open < Vulgar Latin *ōperīre, for Latin aperīre
OTHER WORDS FROM overt
un·o·vert, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH overt
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British Dictionary definitions for overt
overt
/ (ˈəʊvɜːt, əʊˈvɜːt) /
adjective
open to view; observable
law open; deliberate. Criminal intent may be inferred from an overt act
Derived forms of overt
overtly, adverbovertness, nounWord Origin for overt
C14: via Old French, from ovrir to open, from Latin aperīre
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