obvert
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ob·vert
(ŏb-vûrt′, əb-)tr.v. ob·vert·ed, ob·vert·ing, ob·verts
1. To turn (something) so as to present another side or aspect to view.
2. To alter the appearance of.
3. Logic To subject (a proposition) to obversion.
[Latin obvertere, to turn toward : ob-, toward; see ob- + vertere, to turn; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
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obvert
(ɒbˈvɜːt)vb (tr)
1. (Logic) logic to deduce the obverse of (a proposition)
2. rare to turn so as to show the main or other side
[C17: from Latin obvertere to turn towards; see obverse]
obˈversion n
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obvert
Past participle: obverted
Gerund: obverting
| Imperative |
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| obvert |
| obvert |
| Present |
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| I obvert |
| you obvert |
| he/she/it obverts |
| we obvert |
| you obvert |
| they obvert |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I obverted |
| you obverted |
| he/she/it obverted |
| we obverted |
| you obverted |
| they obverted |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am obverting |
| you are obverting |
| he/she/it is obverting |
| we are obverting |
| you are obverting |
| they are obverting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have obverted |
| you have obverted |
| he/she/it has obverted |
| we have obverted |
| you have obverted |
| they have obverted |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was obverting |
| you were obverting |
| he/she/it was obverting |
| we were obverting |
| you were obverting |
| they were obverting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had obverted |
| you had obverted |
| he/she/it had obverted |
| we had obverted |
| you had obverted |
| they had obverted |
| Future |
|---|
| I will obvert |
| you will obvert |
| he/she/it will obvert |
| we will obvert |
| you will obvert |
| they will obvert |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have obverted |
| you will have obverted |
| he/she/it will have obverted |
| we will have obverted |
| you will have obverted |
| they will have obverted |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be obverting |
| you will be obverting |
| he/she/it will be obverting |
| we will be obverting |
| you will be obverting |
| they will be obverting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been obverting |
| you have been obverting |
| he/she/it has been obverting |
| we have been obverting |
| you have been obverting |
| they have been obverting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been obverting |
| you will have been obverting |
| he/she/it will have been obverting |
| we will have been obverting |
| you will have been obverting |
| they will have been obverting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been obverting |
| you had been obverting |
| he/she/it had been obverting |
| we had been obverting |
| you had been obverting |
| they had been obverting |
| Conditional |
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| I would obvert |
| you would obvert |
| he/she/it would obvert |
| we would obvert |
| you would obvert |
| they would obvert |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have obverted |
| you would have obverted |
| he/she/it would have obverted |
| we would have obverted |
| you would have obverted |
| they would have obverted |
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