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overturn definition

over·turn (ō′vər tʉrn′; for n. ō′vər tʉrn′)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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