overturn

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English overturnen, equivalent to over- +‎ turn. Compare also Middle English overterven (“to overturn”), see terve. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (verb) /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɜː(ɹ)n/ IPA(key): (noun) /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌtɜː(ɹ)n/ === Verb === overturn (third-person singular simple present overturns, present participle overturning, simple past and past participle overturned) (ambitransitive) To turn over, capsize or upset. (transitive) To overthrow or destroy. (law, transitive) To reverse (a decision); to overrule or rescind. (transitive) To diminish the significance of a previous defeat by winning; to make a comeback from. (intransitive, of a body of water) To undergo a limnic eruption, where dissolved gas suddenly erupts from the depths. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === overturn (plural overturns) A turning over or upside-down; inversion. The overturning or overthrow of some institution or state of affairs; ruin. === Anagrams === turn over, turnover