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e⋅vert

  [i-vurt]
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–verb (used with object)
to turn outward or inside out.
Origin:
1375–1425 for earlier ptp. sense; 1795–1805 for current sense; late ME < L ēvertere to overturn, equiv. to ē- e- + vertere to turn
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Ev⋅ert

  [ev-ert]
–noun
Chris(tine Marie), born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
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e·vert   (ĭ-vûrt')   
tr.v.   e·vert·ed, e·vert·ing, e·verts
To turn inside out or outward.

[Back-formation from Middle English everted, turned upside down, from Latin ēvertus, past participle of ēvertere, to overturn : ē-, ex-, ex- + vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]
Ev·ert   (ěv'ərt)   
American tennis player who won women's singles titles at the U.S. Open (1975-1978, 1980, and 1982) and Wimbledon (1974, 1976, and 1981).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: evert
Pronunciation: i-'v&rt
Function: transitive verb
: to turn outward <evert the foot>; also : to turn insideout
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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evert e·vert (ĭ-vûrt')
v. e·vert·ed, e·vert·ing, e·verts
To turn inside out or outward.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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