evert

UK: /ɪˈvɜːt/ US: (i vûrt′)

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e•vert  (i vûrt′), v.t. 

1. to turn outward or inside out.
• Latin ēvertere to overturn, equivalent. to ē- e- + vertere to turn
• 1375–1425 for earlier past participle sense; 1795–1805 for current sense; late Middle English

Ev•ert  (ev′ərt), n. 

1. Biographical Chris(tine Marie), born 1954, U.S. tennis player.

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evert / ɪˈvɜːt/ verb

1. (transitive) to turn (an eyelid, the intestines, or some other bodily part) outwards or inside out

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin ēvertere to overthrow, from vertere to turn

eˈversible adjective

eˈversion noun

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Evert / ˈɛvət/ noun

1. Chris(tine). born 1954, US tennis player: winner of eighteen Grand Slam singles titles (1974–86), including the French Open a record seven times, the US Open six times, and Wimbledon three times