Evert is a verb that means ‘to turn inside out.’

The Latin word evertere (EV er tear ay) provides the origin of our word of the day. It means to ‘upset’ or ‘overthrow.’ By the 18th century, the word had been imported into English and had its meaning shift. More recently, when we evert something, we turn it inside out.

Chuck had nothing at all to donate to the charity when they came asking last Thursday. To demonstrate how broke he was he even went so far as to evert his pockets, showing that they were empty.