overturn.
To turn over, capsize or upset.
Meaning & usage
To turn over, capsize or upset.
To overthrow or destroy.
To reverse (a decision); to overrule or rescind.
To diminish the significance of a previous defeat by winning; to make a comeback from.
To undergo a limnic eruption, where dissolved gas suddenly erupts from the depths.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English overturnen, equivalent to over- + turn. Compare also Middle English overterven (“to overturn”), see terve.
A turning over or upside-down; inversion.
The overturning or overthrow of some institution or state of affairs; ruin.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English overturnen, equivalent to over- + turn. Compare also Middle English overterven (“to overturn”), see terve.
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