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overt
What does overt mean?
overt (adjective): open and not concealed or secret.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use overt in a sentence?
- Overt intelligence gathering. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- Overt hostility. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does overt come from?
From Middle English overt, uverte (“open, uncovered; unfastened; accessible, unobstructed; clear, manifest”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of overt?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “overt” mean?
open and not concealed or secret
Right! That's what “overt” means.
likely or most likely to be true
Not quite: that's what probable means.
measured or expressed in numbers
Not quite: that's what numerical means.
strange and somewhat frightening
Not quite: that's what freaky means.
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