I. verb
also ex·tra·vert ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌvər]t, -və̄], -vəi], ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷, usu ]d.+V
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: in sense 1, from extro- or extra- + Latin vertere; in other senses from 2,3 extrovert
transitive verb
1. archaic : to turn or push outward
2. : to cause to be extroversive : make an extrovert of : cause to be an extrovert : produce extroversion in — opposed to introvert
intransitive verb
: to become extroversive : become an extrovert : act in an extroversive manner
II. adjective
also extravert ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷
Etymology: modification of German extrovertiert, extravertiert, from extra- or extro- + -vertiert (from Latin vertere )
: extroverted
III. noun
also extravert “
( -s )
1. : one whose attention and interests are directed wholly or predominantly toward what is outside the self : one characterized by extroversion — opposed to introvert
2.
[ extro- or extra- + Latin vertere ]
: an extrusile proboscis (as that of certain marine and parasitic worms)