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overturn en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɜː(ɹ)n/
  • /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌtɜː(ɹ)n/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

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overturns Number=Plur lexicographic

overturn en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɜː(ɹ)n/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (ambitransitive) To turn over, capsize or upset.
    • We also found that the only emergency egress from the tram was by smashing the front or rear windscreens, and that emergency lighting had failed when the tram overturned. 2021 December 29, Dominique Louis, “Causal analysis: crashworthiness at Sandilands”, in RAIL, number 947, page 33:
    • About three or four minutes later still an express freight on the up main line ran into the wreckage at about 35 m.p.h. Its engine also overturned and 15 more wagons were added to the mounting pile of wreckage. 1962 October, “Talking of Trains: The collisions at Connington”, in Modern Railways, page 232:
  2. (transitive) To overthrow or destroy.
  3. (transitive) To reverse (a decision); to overrule or rescind.
    • In a report for the Sun on Sunday, Barak claimed that Andrew is consulting lawyers about overturning that settlement. 2023 January 22, Matthew Weaver, “Ghislaine Maxwell calls Prince Andrew photo with Virginia Giuffre ‘a fake’”, in The Guardian:
    • Harvey was rightfully convicted. It’s unfortunate that the court has overturned his conviction. As a survivor, I am beyond disappointed. 2024 April 27, Maya Yang, quoting Rosanna Arquette, “Disgraced former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein hospitalized”, in The Observer, →ISSN:
  4. (transitive) To diminish the significance of a previous defeat by winning; to make a comeback from.
    • Villa spent most of the second period probing from wide areas and had a succession of corners but despite their profligacy they will be glad to overturn the 6-0 hammering they suffered at St James' Park in August following former boss Martin O'Neill's departure 2011 April 10, Alistair Magowan, “Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport:
    • There were so many heroes for Leicester on an evening when they played with tremendous courage and belief to overturn the 2-1 deficit from the first leg, yet it was hard to look beyond Kasper Schmeichel for the game’s outstanding performer. 2017 March 14, Stuart James, “Leicester stun Sevilla to reach last eight after Kasper Schmeichel save”, in the Guardian:
  5. (intransitive, of a body of water) To undergo a limnic eruption, where dissolved gas suddenly erupts from the depths.

Forms

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overturning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overturned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
overturned Tense=Past lexicographic
overturns Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

overturner · overturnable

Descendants

obatun

Synonyms

tip over

Translations (46)

fi kaataa (to turn over, capsize) · pt derrubar (legal: to reverse, overrule) · fi kumota (to overthrow) · eo renversi (legal: to reverse, overrule) · nl omslaan (to turn over, capsize) · la subvertō (to turn over, capsize) · fr casser (legal: to reverse, overrule) · bg отхвърлям (legal: to reverse, overrule) · nl intrekken (legal: to reverse, overrule) · grc ἀνατρέπω (to turn over, capsize) · es trabucar (to turn over, capsize) · la subvertō (to overthrow) · tr ters dönmek (to turn over, capsize) · eo renversi (to turn over, capsize) · gl envorcar (to turn over, capsize) · fi kumota (legal: to reverse, overrule) · fr capoter (to turn over, capsize) · pt capotar (to turn over, capsize) · mi takahuri (legal: to reverse, overrule) · it capovolgere (to turn over, capsize) · de sich überschlagen (to turn over, capsize) · fi kumota (to turn over, capsize) · es volcar (to turn over, capsize) · bg прекатурвам (to turn over, capsize) · bg преобръщам (to turn over, capsize) · fr verser (to turn over, capsize) · mi whakataupoki (to turn over, capsize) · nl kapseizen (to turn over, capsize) · pt anular (legal: to reverse, overrule) · de aufheben (legal: to reverse, overrule) · th คว่ำ (to turn over, capsize) · gd cuir thairis (to turn over, capsize) · mi porohuri (to turn over, capsize) · fr renverser (to turn over, capsize) · mi whakatakahuri (legal: to reverse, overrule) · fi kaataa (to overthrow) · bg събарям (to overthrow) · fr renverser (to overthrow) · de verwerfen (to overthrow) · th คว่ำ (legal: to reverse, overrule) · mi urupoki (to turn over, capsize) · fi kaataa ympäri (to turn over, capsize) · it ribaltare (to turn over, capsize) · nl omverwerpen (to overthrow) · akz ɬipìili (to turn over, capsize) · fr retourner (to turn over, capsize)