evert[verb]Synonyms: disprove, break, confound, confute, controvert, disconfirm, rebut, refute
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
evert verb trans. [ɪ'vǝ:t] M16.[Latin evertere, from e- E- + vertere turn.]1. Cast from power, overthrow (a government or regime); frustrate (a purpose); upset (a judgement, doctrine, etc.).
arch. M16.2. Cast down (a building); defeat (an enemy).
M-L16.3. Draw or turn aside (
lit. &
fig.).
L16-M17.4. Turn upside down; upset (
lit. &
fig.); disturb.
rare. Only in
17.■ Jonson The very thought Everts my soul with passion.5. Chiefly
Medicine. Turn (an organ or other structure) outwards or inside out. Chiefly as
everted ppl adjective.
L18.■ R. F. Burton The lips are tumid and everted. ■ S. Beckett Her eyes, rolling now and everted. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲