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overturn

Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɜː(ɹ)n/

The English word “overturn” has 7 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To turn over, capsize or upset.
  2. To overthrow or destroy.
  3. To reverse (a decision); to overrule or rescind.
  4. To diminish the significance of a previous defeat by winning; to make a comeback from.
  5. To undergo a limnic eruption, where dissolved gas suddenly erupts from the depths.

noun

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

Etymology

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

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