/ ɪnˈvɜːt; NAmE ɪnˈvɜːrt/ verb
[ vn ] ( formal ) to change the normal position of sth, especially by turning it upside down or by arranging it in the opposite order :
Place a plate over the cake tin and invert it.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent. (in the sense turn back to front ): from Latin invertere , literally turn inside out, from in- into + vertere to turn.