# evert

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪˈvɜːt/ · frequency rank #50,497

## Definitions
1. To turn inside out (like a pocket being emptied) or outwards.
2. To move (someone or something) out of the way.
3. To turn upside down; to overturn.
4. To disrupt; to overthrow.

## Etymology
From Late Latin ēvertere (“to turn (an item of clothing) inside out”), Latin ēvertere, present active infinitive of ēvertō (“to turn upside down; to overturn; to reverse”), from ē- (variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘out, away’)) + vertō (“to reverse; to revolve, turn; to turn around”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to rotate, turn”)).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/evert