Definition of overturn
transitive verb
1 : to cause to turn over : upset overturned the vase
2a : invalidate, destroy the degree to which accident could overturn the schemes of wise men — Oscar Handlinb : reverse 2a overturn a court ruling
intransitive verb
: upset, turn over The car went off the road and overturned several times.
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Examples of overturn in a Sentence
The dog overturned the bowl.
The truck went off the road and overturned several times.
The court overturned his conviction.
First Known Use of overturn
13th century
Definition of overturn
1 : the act of overturning : the state of being overturned
2 : the sinking of surface water and rise of bottom water in a lake or sea that results from changes in temperature that commonly occur in spring and fall
First Known Use of overturn
circa 1592
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OVERTURN Defined for English Language Learners
overturn
playDefinition of overturn for English Language Learners
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: to turn (something) over
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: to turn over
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: to decide that (a ruling, decision, etc.) is wrong and change it
OVERTURN Defined for Kids
overturn
playDefinition of overturn for Students
overturned
;overturning
1 : to turn over or upside down Waves overturned the boat.
2 : to reverse or cancel something previously decided or ordered The judge overturned the lower court's ruling.
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