overt

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

overt BrE [əʊˈvɜːt] NAmE [oʊˈvɜːrt] BrE [ˈəʊvɜːt] NAmE [ˈoʊvɜːrt] adjective usually before noun (formal)
done in an open way and not secretly
•There was little overt support for the project.
compare ↑covert
Derived Word: ↑overtly

Word Origin:
[overt overtly] Middle English: from Old French, past participle of ovrir ‘to open’, from Latin aperire.

Example Bank:
•an overt display of affection