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Overturn

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o⋅ver⋅turn

  [v. oh-ver-turn; n. oh-ver-turn]
Use Overturn in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to destroy the power of; overthrow; defeat; vanquish.
2. to turn over on its side, face, or back; upset: to overturn a vase.
–verb (used without object)
3. to turn on its side, face, or back; capsize: The boat overturned during the storm.
–noun
4. the act of overturning.
5. the state of being overturned.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME; see over-, turn

Related forms:
o⋅ver⋅turn⋅a⋅ble, adjective

Synonyms:
1. conquer. 2. See upset.
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o·ver·turn   (ō'vər-tûrn')   
v.   o·ver·turned, o·ver·turn·ing, o·ver·turns

v.   tr.

  1. To cause to turn over or capsize; upset.

    1. To cause the ruin or destruction of; overthrow. See Synonyms at overthrow.

    2. Law To invalidate or reverse (a decision) by legal means: "his continuing legal battles to overturn a draft-evasion conviction" (Robert Lipsyte).

v.   intr.
To turn over or capsize.
n.   (ō'vər-tûrn')

  1. The act or process of overturning.

  2. The state of having been overturned.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

overturn  (v.)
c.1225, of a wheel, "to rotate, roll over," from over + turn (v.). Attested from c.1300 in general trans. sense "to throw over violently;" fig. meaning "to ruin, destroy" is from c.1374. Of judicial decisions, "to reverse," it is attested from 1969.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: over·turn
Function: transitive verb
: OVERRULE
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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