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obvert
transitive verb
ob·vert
Definition of obvert
-ed/-ing/-s
1 : to turn so as to present a different surface to view : to change the appearance or seeming of
2 : to subject (a proposition in logic) to obversion
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Origin and Etymology of obvert
Latin obvertere to turn towards, from ob- to, toward + vertere to turn
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