Definitions for overturn
ˌoʊ vərˈtɜrn; ˈoʊ vərˌtɜrnover·turn

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. upset, overturn, turnovernoun

   the act of upsetting something

   "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"

2. overturn, upsetverb

   an improbable and unexpected victory

   "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"

3. overturn, turn over, tip over, tump oververb

   turn from an upright or normal position

   "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"

4. overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump oververb

   cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

   "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"

5. overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverseverb

   rule against

   "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"

6. overthrow, subvert, overturn, bring downverb

   cause the downfall of; of rulers

   "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"

7. revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacateverb

   cancel officially

   "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"

8. revolutionize, revolutionise, overturnverb

   change radically

   "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. overturnverb

   To turn over, capsize or upset (something)

2. overturnverb

   To overthrow or destroy something

3. overturnverb

   To reverse a decision; to overrule or rescind

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Overturnverb

   Etymology: over and turn.

   1. To throw down; to topple down; to subvert; to ruin.

   He is wise in heart and mighty in strength —— which removeth the mountains, and overturneth them in his anger. Job ix. 5.

   These will sometimes overturn, and sometimes swallow up towns, and make a general confusion in nature. Burnet.

   This he obviates, by saying we see all the ideas in God; which is an answer to this objection, but such an one as overturns his whole hypothesis, and renders it useless and as unintelligible, as any of those he has laid aside. John Locke.

   If we will not encourage publick works of beneficence, till we are secure that no storm shall overturn what we help to build; there is no room left for charity. Francis Atterbury.

   A monument of deathless fame,
   A woman’s hand o’erturns. Nicholas Rowe.

   2. To over-power; to conquer.

   Pain excessive overturns all patience. John Milton.

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1. overturn

   Overturn generally means to invalidate, reverse, or to cause the downfall or destruction of something, such as a law, decision, or government. It can also refer to the act of moving or turning something over or upside down, or causing it to topple or capsize, in a physical sense.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Overturn

   ō-vėr-turn′, v.t. to throw down or over: to subvert: to conquer: to ruin.—ns. O′verturn, state of being overturned; Overturn′er.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. overturn

   To overthrow; to conquer.

Matched Categories

1. • Cancel
   • Change
   • Depose
   • Inversion
   • Rule

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1. turnover

2. turn over

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of overturn in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of overturn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of overturn in a Sentence

1. United States:

   The 14th Amendment was designed to overturn this decision and define citizenship once and for all, and it was based on birthright, it is really important that it's a vision of citizenship based on land rather than blood. It is an idea that anyone can be an American if they commit themselves to our Constitutional values.

2. Roberta Lynch:

   Our union and all organized labor will stand together with those who believe in democracy to overturn Bruce Rauner’s illegal action and restore the integrity of the rule of law, it's a frontal assault on unions.

3. Liz Cheney:

   The leaders of Wyoming Republican Party have made themselves willing hostages to a man who admits he tried to overturn a presidential election and suggests he would pardon Jan. 6 defendants, some of whom have been charged with seditious conspiracy.

4. Mike Pence:

   I heard this week, President Trump said I had the right to ‘ overturn the election ’. President Trump is wrong … I had no right to overturn the election.

5. Bernie Sanders:

   There’s a strong possibility he’d overturn Roe v. Wade, and I do not want to be a party to what happens.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=overturn
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Overturn
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=overturn
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=overturn
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html