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o·vert 
[oh-vurt, oh-vurt] Pronunciation Key
[oh-vurt, oh-vurt] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret: overt hostility. |
| 2. | Heraldry. (of a device, as a purse) represented as open: a purse overt. |
[Origin: 1275–1325; ME < OF, ptp. of ouvrir to open < VL *ōperīre, for L aperīre]
] —Synonyms 1. plain, manifest, apparent, public.
—Antonyms 1. private, concealed.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| o·vert
(ō-vûrt', ō'vûrt') Pronunciation Key
adj.
[Middle English, from Old French, past participle of ovrir, to open, from Vulgar Latin *ōperīre, alteration (influenced by Latin cōperīre, to cover) of Latin aperīre; see wer-4 in Indo-European roots.] o·vert'ly adv., o·vert'ness n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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overt
c.1330, "open to view," from O.Fr. overt (Fr. ouvert), pp. of ovrir "to open," from L. aperire "to open, uncover," from PIE *ap-wer-yo- from *ap- "off, away" + base *wer- "to cover" (see weir). Cf. L. operire "to cover," from the same root with PIE prefix *op- "over;" and Lith. atveriu "open," uzveriu "shut."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| overt | |
adjective | |
| open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots" [ant: covert] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Overt
O"vert\, a. [OF. overt, F. ouvert, p. p. of OF. ovrir, F. ouvrir, to open, of uncertain origin; cf. It. aprire, OIt. also oprire, L. aperire to open, operire to cover, deoperire to uncover. Perch. from L. aperire influenced by F. couvrir to cover. Cf. Aperient, Cover.]1. Open to view; public; apparent; manifest. Overt and apparent virtues bring forth praise. --Bacon. 2. (Law) Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act of treason. --Macaulay. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court. --Constitution of the U. S. Note: In criminal law, an overt act is an open done in pursuance and manifestation of a criminal design; the mere design or intent not being punishable without such act. In English law, market overt is an open market; a pound overt is an open, uncovered pound.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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