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o·ver·turn

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–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 Audio Help   (ō'vər-tûrn') Pronunciation Key
v.   o·ver·turned, o·ver·turn·ing, o·ver·turns

v.   tr.

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')

The act or process of overturning.
The state of having been overturned.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.

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overturn
noun
1.	the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed" [syn: upset]
2.	an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"
verb
1.	turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"
2.	cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"
3.	rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" [syn: overrule]
4.	cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class" [syn: overthrow]
5.	cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: revoke]
6.	change radically; "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe" [syn: revolutionize]

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overturn [əuvəˈtəːn] verb

to turn over
Example: They overturned the boat; The car overturned.

Arabic:	يَقْلِبُ رأسا على عَقْب
Chinese (Simplified):	使翻过来，推翻
Chinese (Traditional):	使翻過來，推翻
Czech:	převrátit (se)
Danish:	vælte
Dutch:	(doen) omslaan
Estonian:	kummuli ajama, kummuli minema
Finnish:	kääntää kumoon
French:	faire chavirer, (se) retourner
German:	umkippen
Greek:	αναποδογυρίζω
Hungarian:	felborít
Icelandic:	velta, hvolfa
Indonesian:	terbalik
Italian:	rovesciare, rovesciarsi

Japanese:	ひっくり返す
Korean:	뒤집다, 뒤집히다
Latvian:	apgāzt
Lithuanian:	ap(si)versti
Norwegian:	velte, kantre
Polish:	przewrócić (się)
Portuguese (Brazil):	virar, emborcar
Portuguese (Portugal):	virar(-se)
Romanian:	a (se) răsturna
Russian:	опрокидывать(ся)
Slovak:	prevrátiť (sa)
Slovenian:	prevrniti
Spanish:	volcar, dar una vuelta de campana (vehículo)
Swedish:	välta
Turkish:	devirmek

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Overturn

De*mol"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Demolished; p. pr. & vb. n. Demolishing.] [F. d['e]molir, fr. L. demoliri, p. p. demolitus; de- + moliri to set a thing in motion, to work, construct, from moles a huge mass or structure. See Mole a mound, and Finish.] To throw or pull down; to raze; to destroy the fabric of; to pull to pieces; to ruin; as, to demolish an edifice, or a wall.

I expected the fabric of my book would long since have been demolished, and laid even with the ground. --Tillotson.

Syn: To Demolish, Overturn, Destroy, Dismantle, Raze. That is overturned or overthrown which had stood upright; that is destroyed whose component parts are scattered; that is demolished which had formed a mass or structure; that is dismantled which is stripped of its covering, as a vessel of its sails, or a fortress of its bastions, etc.; that is razed which is brought down smooth, and level to the ground. An ancient pillar is overturned or overthrown as the result of decay; a city is destroyed by an invasion of its enemies; a monument, the walls of a castle, a church, or any structure, real or imaginary, may be demolished; a fortress may be dismantled from motives of prudence, in order to render it defenseless; a city may be razed by way of punishment, and its ruins become a memorial of vengeance.

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Overturn

O`ver*turn"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overturned; p. pr. & vb. n. Overturning.]

1. To turn or throw from a basis, foundation, or position; to overset; as, to overturn a carriage or a building.

2. To subvert; to destroy; to overthrow.

3. To overpower; to conquer. --Milton.

Syn: To demolish; overthrow. See Demolish.

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