overt

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    open and observable; not secret or hidden

Word Origin

overt (adj.)
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 compound *ap-wer-yo- from *ap- "off, away" (see abo-) + base *wer- (5) "to cover" (see weir). Compare Latin operire "to cover," from the same root with PIE prefix *op- "over;" and Lithuanian atveriu "open," uzveriu "shut."

Antonym

adj.

covert

Example

1. There are no overt signs of dissent yet .
2. Any overt discord in the talks could rattle the bond and currency markets .
3. The overt racism and chest-beating nationalism of previous years have been discarded .
4. Pickup buyers dislike overt government nagging .
5. This current action is clearly overt .

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