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obvert

[ ob-vurt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to turn (something) so as to show a different surface.
  2. Logic. to change (a proposition) by obversion.

obvert

/ ɒbˈvɜːt /

verb

  1. logic to deduce the obverse of (a proposition)
  2. rare.
    to turn so as to show the main or other side
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • obˈversion, noun
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Other Words From

  • unob·verted adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of obvert1

1615–25; < Latin obvertere to turn toward, equivalent to ob- ob- + vertere to turn
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Word History and Origins

Origin of obvert1

C17: from Latin obvertere to turn towards; see obverse
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Example Sentences

To reduce it ostensively let us call it Faksnoko, where k means 'obvert the foregoing premise.'

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