overturn

To overturn is to flip something over, to conquer or to reverse.

(verb)

  1. An example of overturn is to turn a canoe upside down.
  2. An example of overturn is to take over a king’s rule.
  3. An example of overturn is for a judge to change the ruling of a previous court.

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See overturn in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

  1. to turn or throw over; upset
  2. to conquer; defeat; ruin

intransitive verb

to turn or tip over; capsize

noun

an overturning or being overturned

See overturn in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb o·ver·turned, o·ver·turn·ing, o·ver·turns
verb, transitive
  1. To cause to turn over or capsize; upset.
  2. a. To cause the ruin or destruction of; overthrow. See Synonyms at overthrow.
    b. Law To invalidate or reverse (a decision) by legal means: “his continuing legal battles to overturn a draft-evasion conviction” (Robert Lipsyte).
verb, intransitive
To turn over or capsize.
noun (ōˈvər-tûrnˌ)
  1. The act or process of overturning.
  2. The state of having been overturned.

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