overt

overt

adjective \ō-ˈvərt, ˈō-(ˌ)vərt\

: easily seen : not secret or hidden

Full Definition of OVERT

:  open to view :  manifest <overt hostility>

— overt·ly adverb

— overt·ness noun

Origin of OVERT

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

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with OVERT

advert, alert, assert, avert, bellwort, birthwort, Blackshirt, brownshirt, bush shirt, camp shirt, colewort, concert, convert, covert, desert, dessert, dissert, divert, dress shirt, evert, exert, expert, exsert, figwort, fleawort, glasswort, hair shirt, Hastert, hornwort, inert, insert, invert, lousewort, lungwort, madwort, milkwort, mugwort, nightshirt, outskirt, pay dirt, pervert, pilewort, ragwort, redshirt, revert, ribwort, saltwort, sandwort, Schubert, seagirt, sea squirt, soapwort, spearwort, spleenwort, stitchwort, stonewort, stuffed shirt, subvert, sweatshirt, toothwort, T-shirt, ungirt

overt

adjective \ō-ˈvərt, ˈō-ˌvərt also ˈō-vərt\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of OVERT

: open to view : readily perceived <overt behavior>

—overt·ly adverb