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to invert
01
to flip or reverse the position or arrangement of something
Transitive: to invert sth
Examples
In some board games, players can invert the board to play from a different angle.
02
to rearrange the order or pitch of the notes in a chord, so that the lower note becomes the higher note and vice versa
Transitive: to invert a chord
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
invert
3rd person singular
inverts
Present participle
inverting
Past simple
inverted
Past participle
inverted
Examples
The pianist decided to invert the chord progression in the bridge.
Lexical Tree
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