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What (who) is overt - definition
overt
a.
1.
Open, manifest, public, patent, notorious, glaring, apparent.
2.
(Law.) Open, manifest.
overt
[??'v?:t, '??v?t]
¦ adjective done or shown openly.
Derivatives
overtly adverb
overtness noun
Origin
ME: from OFr., past participle of ovrir 'to open', from L. aperire.
overt
An overt action or attitude is done or shown in an open and obvious way.
Although there is no overt hostility, black and white students do not mix much.
= open
ADJ: usu ADJ n
• overtly
He's written a few overtly political lyrics over the years.
= openly
ADV: usu ADV adj
Examples of use of overt
1. Sensitive women can have overt reactions straightaway.
2. This included her overt preoccupation with Mrs Camilla Parker Bowles.
3. In March 2006, administration action became more overt.
4. President Jacques Chirac condemned "overt provocations" that could inflame passions.
5. But he plans to wait to begin any overt campaigning.