(ˈ)ō|vər]t, -|və̄], -|vəi] also ˈō_və(r)]; usu ]d.+V\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, past participle of ovrir to open, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin operire, alteration (influenced by Latin cooperire to cover) of Latin aperire — more at aperture , cover
: open to view : not concealed : publicly observable : manifest
rules are maintained only by some form of coercion, overt or covert — John Dewey
overt behavior … is that which is manifest in motor activity — E.A.Hoebel
an act of overt hostility — Mabel R. Gillis