1. past tense of obvert; to turn toward or face in a particular direction
Usage: formal; logic and philosophy
2. in logic, to form the obverse of a proposition by negating both the predicate and the quality of the original statement
Usage: technical; logic

Examples

• The ship obverted its course toward the harbor.
• She obverted her gaze from the bright light.
• In formal logic, the proposition was obverted to test its validity.
• The argument obverted the original claim by negating its terms.
• He obverted his attention to the new task at hand.