transvert

English

Etymology

From Latin transvertere. See transverse (adjective).

Verb

transvert (third-person singular simple present transverts, present participle transverting, simple past and past participle transverted)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To cause to turn across; to transverse.
   • 1448, The Craft of Lovers:

     Why mannes langage wil procure and transvert / The wille of wymmen and vyrgyns innocent