overturn
(Music)
[verb]
Synonyms:
- tip over, capsize, keel over, overbalance, topple, upend, upturn
- overthrow, bring down, depose, destroy, unseat

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Contrasted words: erect, right, set up, straighten (up)
Related Words: capsize, keel (over or up), upend, upturn, prostrate, down, roll (over)

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

o‧ver‧turn /ˌəʊvəˈtɜːn $ ˌoʊvərˈtɜːrn/ verb
[Word Family: noun: turn, upturn, turning; verb: turn, overturn; adjective: upturned]

1. [intransitive and transitive] if you overturn something, or if it overturns, it turns upside down or falls over on its side:
Leslie jumped to her feet, overturning her chair.
His car overturned, trapping him inside.

2. overturn a decision/verdict etc to change a decision or result so that it becomes the opposite of what it was before:
His conviction was overturned by the Court of Appeal.

3. [transitive] to suddenly remove a government from power, especially by using violence Synonym : overthrow

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

overturn
verb
ADV. completely She completely overturned my preconceptions about film stars.
VERB + OVERTURN seek to, try to seeking to overturn his conviction for armed robbery
fail to
PHRASES be easily overturned This argument seems convincing, but is easily overturned.

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