Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Introvert"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Introvert \In`tro*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Introverted}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Introverting}.] [Pref. intro- + L. vertere,
versum, to turn.]
1. To turn or bend inward. ``Introverted toes.'' --Cowper.
2. To look within; to introspect. --Lew Wallace.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
introvert
adj : characterized by introversion [syn: {introverted}, {introvertive}]
n : (psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social
contacts and to become preoccupied with their own
thoughts [ant: {extrovert}]
v 1: fold inwards, of certain organs [syn: {invaginate}]
2: turn inside; "He introverted his feelings"
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