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Synonyms for overt

Grammar : Adj
Spell : oh-vurt, oh-vurt
Phonetic Transcription : oʊˈvɜrt, ˈoʊ vɜrt

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Définition of overt

Origin :
  • early 14c., "open to view," from Old French overt (Modern French ouvert), past participle of ovrir "to open," from Latin aperire "to open, uncover," from PIE *ap-wer-yo- from *ap- "off, away" + base *wer- "to cover" (see weir). Cf. Latin operire "to cover," from the same root with PIE prefix *op- "over;" and Lithuanian atveriu "open," uzveriu "shut."
  • adj obvious, unconcealed
Example sentences :
  • At the first overt act of resistance, let them give the word to fire.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • Also that hankering after an overt or practical effect seems to me an apostasy.
  • Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • She seemed in nowise embarrassed by these overt endearments.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
  • On the other hand, the best results may take years for overt appearance.
  • Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
  • I suppose I may say they idolised him, but I never caught them giving him an overt glance.
  • Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
  • And especially was this the case when the rumours were given point by overt acts.
  • Extract from : « Policing the Plains » by R.G. MacBeth
  • They are just incompetent; they lack the abilities necessary for overt villainy.
  • Extract from : « A Slave is a Slave » by Henry Beam Piper
  • If so, she would be sure to betray herself by some overt act or word.
  • Extract from : « The Lost Despatch » by Natalie Sumner Lincoln
  • There was no suspicion—no overt suspicion anyhow—and the furs went.
  • Extract from : « The Pirates of Ersatz » by Murray Leinster
  • The nobles are rather sullen than overt in their discontent.
  • Extract from : « The Royal Pawn of Venice » by Mrs. Lawrence Turnbull

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