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   O·ver·turn

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   • 1. tip (something) over so that it is on its side or upside down: "the crowd proceeded to overturn cars and set them on fire"
   • ▪ turn over and come to rest upside down, typically as the result of an accident: "a large housetrailer overturned in the middle of the road" Similar capsizeturn turtlekeel overtip overtopple overturn overoverbalanceturn topsy-turvypitchpoleupsettip overtopple overturn overthrow overoverthrowknock overupendinvertturn topsy-turvyinformal:rollcowparchaic:overset
   • 2. abolish, invalidate, or reverse (a previous system, decision, situation, etc.): "the results overturned previous findings" Similar cancelreverserescindrepealrevokeretractcountermandwithdrawtake backrule againstdisallowoverrideoverrulevetoset asidequashoverthrowrepudiaterecantannulnullifydeclare null and voidinvalidatenegatevoidabrogatevacatearchaic:recallOpposite allowaccept

   noun

   • 1. an act of turning over or upsetting something; a revolution, subversion, or reversal. rare
   • ▪ the occasional (typically twice yearly) mixing of the water of a thermally stratified lake. rare

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › overturnoverturn | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   overturn meaning: 1. to officially change a legal decision 2. If something overturns or if you overturn something, it…. Learn more.

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   Definition of overturn verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   overturn definition: 1. to officially change a legal decision 2. If something overturns or if you overturn something, it…. Learn more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › overturnOVERTURN - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

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   Definitions of 'overturn' 1. If something overturns or if you overturn it, it turns upside down or on its side. [...] 2. If someone in authority overturns a legal decision, they officially decide that that decision is incorrect or not valid. [...] More. Conjugations of 'overturn' present simple: I overturn, you overturn [...]

6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › overturnoverturn - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   • Etymology
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   From Middle English overturnen, equivalent to over- +‎ turn. Compare also Middle English overterven (“to overturn”), see terve.

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   (verb) IPA(key): /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɜː(ɹ)n/

   (noun) IPA(key): /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌtɜː(ɹ)n/

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   overturn (third-person singular simple present overturns, present participle overturning, simple past and past participle overturned) 1. (transitive, intransitive) To turn over, capsize or upset. 1.1. 1962 October, “Talking of Trains: The collisions at Connington”, in Modern Railways, page 232: 1.1.1. About three or four minutes later still an expr...

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   overturn (plural overturns) 1. A turning over or upside-down; inversion. 2. The overturning or overthrow of some institution or state of affairs; ruin.

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7. en.thefreedictionary.com › overturnOverturn - definition of overturn by The Free Dictionary

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   Define overturn. overturn synonyms, overturn pronunciation, overturn translation, English dictionary definition of overturn. v. o·ver·turned , o·ver·turn·ing , o·ver·turns v. tr. 1. a. To cause to turn over; upset or flip over: Large waves overturned the raft. b. To cause to fall...

8. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › overturningOverturning Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : to cause to turn over : upset. overturned the vase. 2. a. : invalidate, destroy. the degree to which accident could overturn the schemes of wise men Oscar Handlin. b. : reverse sense 2a. overturn a court ruling. intransitive verb. : upset, turn over. The car went off the road and overturned several times. overturn. 2 of 2. noun.