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overturn

Syllabification: (o·ver·turn)
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Definition of overturn

verb

Pronunciation: /ˌōvərˈtərn/
[with object]
  • 1tip (something) over so that it is on its side or upside down:the crowd proceeded to overturn cars and set them on fire
  • [no object] turn over and come to rest upside down, typically as the result of an accident:a large housetrailer overturned in the middle of the road
  • 2abolish, invalidate, or reverse (a previous system, decision, situation, etc.):the results overturned previous findings he fought for eight years to overturn a conviction for armed robbery

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈōvərˌtərn/
rare
  • an act of turning over or upsetting something; a revolution, subversion, or reversal.
  • Ecology the occasional (typically twice yearly) mixing of the water of a thermally stratified lake.

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