Main Entry: overt

Pronunciation: \ō-ˈvərt, ˈō-(ˌ)vərt\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from past participle of ovrir to open, from Vulgar Latin *operire, alteration of Latin aperire

Date: 14th century

: open to view : manifest <overt hostility>

— overt·ly adverb

— overt·ness noun