Main Entry: ¹in·vert

Pronunciation: \in-ˈvərt\

Function: transitive verb

1 a : to reverse in position, order, or relationship <adjacent sequences of DNA and RNA that are complementary and inverted> b : to subject to inversion
2 a : to turn inside out or upside down b : to turn inward <when a foot is inverted its forepart tends to approach the midline of the body—Journal of the American Medical Association>

intransitive verb

: to undergo inversion <a normal nipple that inverts later in life can be an ominous sign—P. G. Donohue>