Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
Related Searches
on Ask.com
Synonyms
Nearby Entries
overt - 5 dictionary results

o⋅vert

  [oh-vurt, oh-vurt]
Use overt in a Sentence
–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.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To overt
o·vert   (ō-vûrt', ō'vûrt')   
adj.  
  1. Open and observable; not hidden, concealed, or secret: overt hostility; overt intelligence gathering.
  2. Of, relating to, or being military or intelligence operations sanctioned or mandated by Congress: overt aid to the rebels.

[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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source

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.
Cite This Source
Language Translation for : overt
Spanish: abierto, manifiesto, público,
German: offenkundig,
Japanese: 明白な
More Translations »

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
Cite This Source

Main Entry: overt
Pronunciation: O-'v&rt, 'O-"v&rt also 'O-v&rt
Function: adjective
: open to view : readily perceived<overt behavior … is that which is manifest in motor activity —E. A. Hoebel> <overt swelling> —overt·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see overt on Thesaurus | Reference