different between evert vs exert

English

Etymology

From Late Latin ?vertere (“to turn (an item of clothing) inside out”), Latin ?vertere, present active infinitive of ?vert? (“to turn upside down; to overturn; to reverse”), from ?- (variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘out, away’)) + vert? (“to reverse; to revolve, turn; to turn around”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to rotate, turn”)).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??v??t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /i?v?t/, /?-/

Verb

evert (third-person singular simple present everts, present participle everting, simple past and past participle everted)

1. (transitive, often biology, physiology) To turn inside out (like a pocket being emptied) or outwards.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To move (someone or something) out of the way.
3. (transitive, obsolete, also figuratively) To turn upside down; to overturn.
4. (transitive, intransitive, obsolete, also figuratively) To disrupt; to overthrow.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with avert.

Conjugation

Related terms

• everse
• eversion
• everted (adjective)

Translations

References

Anagrams

• revet, terve

English

Etymology

From Latin exsertus, past participle of exsero.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /???z?t/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???z??t/
• Rhymes: -??(?)t
• Hyphenation: exert

Verb

exert (third-person singular simple present exerts, present participle exerting, simple past and past participle exerted)

1. To put in vigorous action.

2. To make use of, to apply, especially of something non-material.

Related terms

• exertion

Translations

Anagrams

• retex