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overturn
[ verb oh-ver-turn; noun oh-ver-turn ]
verb (used with object)
to overturn a vase.
The conspiracy finally overturned the regime.
The new findings have not overturned the theory itself.
Synonyms:
- to reverse (an official or legal decision):
Rather than accept defeat, the company filed a complaint in federal appeals court to overturn the ruling.
verb (used without object)
- to turn onto its side, face, or back; capsize:
When his canoe overturned, he lost scientific instruments and journals.
noun
- the act of overturning.
- the state of being overturned.
overturn
verb
- to turn or cause to turn from an upright or normal position
- tr to overthrow or destroy
- tr to invalidate; reverse
the bill was passed in the Commons but overturned in the Lords
noun
- the act of overturning or the state of being overturned
Other Word Forms
- ··ٳܰ·· adjective
Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch blocked a government grant to the bilingual Belfast group while she was business secretary, but the decision was overturned.
He recounted how he survived by scrambling onto an overturned lifeboat in the icy waters.
The convictions were overturned by Parliament last year.
Miller’s first trial ended in a mistrial, and his second trial resulted in a conviction that was overturned.
On 17 February, all 80 passengers survived after a Delta Air Lines plane crashed and overturned while landing in Toronto.
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