Invert

v. t. [imp. & p. p. INVERTED; p. pr. & vb. n. INVERTING.] [Lat. invertere, inversum, from prefix in and vertere, to turn; It. invertere, O. Fr. & Sp. invertir.] 1. To turn over; to put upside down; to upset; to place in a contrary order; to give a contrary direction to; as, to invert a cup, the order of words, rules of justice, &c. That doth invert the attest of eyes and ears, As if these organs had deceptions functions. Shak.

2. (Mus.) To change the position of;—said of the tones which form a chord, or the parts which compose harmony.
3. To divert; to turn into another channel; to embezzle. [Obs.]

Solomon charged him bitterly with inverting his treasures to his own private use. Knolles.