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Kurella (ib May, 1890) adopted a somewhat similar view, even arguing that the invert is a transitional form between the complete man or woman and the hermaphrodite.

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  1. transitive verb To turn inside out or upside down: invert an hourglass.
  2. transitive verb To reverse the position, order, or condition of: invert the subject and predicate of a sentence.
  3. transitive verb To subject to inversion. See Synonyms at reverse.

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  1. Latin invertere : in-, in; see in-2 + vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = Old French invertir = Spanish invertir = Portuguese inverter = Italian invertere, from Latin invertere, turn upside down, turn about, upset, invert, from in, in, to, toward, + vertere, turn: see verse. Cf. advert, convert, evert, etc.
  2. from invert, v.
 

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/ˈɪnvərt/
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