OVERT Meaning of OVERT in English [ əʊ'və:t , 'əʊvət ]■ adjective done or shown openly.Derivatives~ly adverb~ness noun OriginME: from OFr., past participle of ovrir 'to open', from L. aperire . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004