overt

Intermediatezipf 3.31

Pronunciation

/oʊˈvɜːrt/(oh-VURT)

Part of speech

adjectiveformal

Chinese

公开的；明显的；不隐藏的

Definition

Done or shown openly; not secret or hidden.

Word family

  • overtly/oʊˈvɜːrtli/(adv)公开地

Collocations

  • overt hostility
  • overt racism
  • overt action
  • overt display
  • overt criticism

Examples

  1. 1.While overt discrimination has decreased, subtle biases still persist in hiring practices. (open, visible)
  2. 2.The military shifted from covert operations to overt intervention. (openly conducted)

Synonyms

  • open/ˈoʊpən/— not hidden — simpler
  • explicit/ɪkˈsplɪsɪt/— stated clearly
  • blatant/ˈbleɪtənt/— done openly and unashamedly — more negative

Etymology

from Old French "overt" (open) — past participle of "ovrir" (to open) from Latin "aperire" (to open)