transvert

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verb

To cause to turn across; to transverse.

OriginLatin transvertere →
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Meanings

verbtransvert (third-person singular simple present transverts, present participle transverting, simple past and past participle transverted)

present singular third person transverts · participle present transverting · participle past transverted · past transverted

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo cause to turn across; to transverse.

    Why mannes langage wil procure and transvert / The wille of wymmen and vyrgyns innocent

    1448, The Craft of Lovers

Origin

  1. Latintransvertere
  2. Englishtransvert

From Latin transvertere. See transverse (adjective).

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APA

transvert. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transvert

MLA

“transvert.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transvert. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transvert,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transvert.

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