upend

Meaning

1. To end up; to set on end.
2. To tip or turn over.
3. To destroy, invalidate, overthrow, or defeat.
4. To affect or upset drastically.

Synonyms

stop

🛑

abolish

abrogate

cancel

cease

evert

give up

invert

quit

reverse

set on end

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʌpˈɛnd/

Etymology

From up- + end.