To turn into a contrary direction; to turn upside down; as, to invert a cone; to invert a hollow vessel.

To place in a contrary order or method; as, to invert the rules of justice; to invert the order of words. And winter storms invert the year.

In music, to change the order of the notes which form a chord, or the parts which compose harmony.

To divert; to turn into another channel; to embezzle.