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overturn

noun

Meaning

  • A turning over or upside-down; inversion.

  • The overturning or overthrow of some institution or state of affairs; ruin.

verb

Meaning

  • 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.