Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb invert

3 senses of invert

Sense 1
invert -- (make an inversion (in a musical composition); "here the theme is inverted")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 2
invert, reverse -- (reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of; "when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb")
       => reorder -- (assign a new order to)

Sense 3
turn back, invert, reverse -- (turn inside out or upside down)
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

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