overturn

Meaning

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To turn over, capsize or upset.
2. (transitive) To overthrow or destroy.
3. (transitive) To reverse (a decision); to overrule or rescind.
4. (transitive) To diminish the significance of a previous defeat by winning; to make a comeback from.
5. (intransitive) 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.

Synonyms

overthrow

upset

turn over

capsize

reverse

tip over

topple

turn upside down

subvert

knock down

invert

topple over

turn

tear down

overrule

pull down

knock over

revolutionize

repeal

bring down

tump over

turnover

override

tumble

quash

revoke

destroy

undermine

defeat

cancel

annul

tip

subversion

rescind

turn inside out

overset

bowl over

invalidate

keel over

revolutionise

flip

flip over

vacate

countermand

defeating

spill

sabotage

turning over

reversal

pour out

Translations

renverser

umwerfen

volcar

derribar

umstürzen

rovesciare

tumbar

omgooien

abbattere

voltear

abatir

umdrehen

retourner

ten val brengen

derribar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɜː(ɹ)n/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: overturnen

Cognate with Middle English: overterven

In summary

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