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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024o•ver•turn /ˌoʊvɚˈtɜrn/USA pronunciation v. - to (cause to) turn over on the side, face, or back: [no object]The truck skidded and overturned.[~ + object]The burglars had overturned the furniture.
- to destroy the power of;
overthrow:[~ + object]tried to overturn the government.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024o•ver•turn (v. ō′vər tûrn′;n. ō′vər tûrn′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to destroy the power of;
overthrow;
defeat;
vanquish. - to turn over on its side, face, or back;
upset:to overturn a vase.
v.i. - to turn on its side, face, or back;
capsize:The boat overturned during the storm.
n. - the act of overturning.
- the state of being overturned.
- 1175–1225; Middle English; see over-, turn
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged conquer.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See upset.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: overturn vb /ˌəʊvəˈtɜːn/- to turn or cause to turn from an upright or normal position
- (transitive) to overthrow or destroy
- (transitive) to invalidate; reverse: the bill was passed in the Commons but overturned in the Lords
n /ˈəʊvəˌtɜːn/- the act of overturning or the state of being overturned
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