1.
1.
[syn: invaginate, introvert]
2. turn inside;
- Example: "He introverted his feelings"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Introvert \In`tro*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Introverted; p.
pr. & vb. n. Introverting.] [Pref. intro- + L. vertere,
versum, to turn.]
[1913 Webster]
1. To turn or bend inward. "Introverted toes." --Cowper.
[1913 Webster]
2. To look within; to introspect. --Lew Wallace.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Introvert \In"tro*vert`\, n.
1. A person who is introverted; one concerned predominantly
with himself or his own feelings. Contrasted with
extrovert.
[PJC]
2. A person who is shy.
[PJC]
3. (Zool.) A part that can be introverted[1].
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
introvert
n 1: (psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social
contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts
[ant: extravert, extrovert]
v 1: fold inwards; "some organs can invaginate" [syn:
invaginate, introvert]
2: turn inside; "He introverted his feelings"