To turn against

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	To direct against; as, to turn one's arguments against himself.
	To make unfavorable or hostile to; as, to turn one's friends against him.
	to become unfriendly or hostile to. - Shak.

See also: Turn Turn Turn

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alkalise carbonise carbonize carburise combust come alive cross-fertilise desynchronise get worse homogenise homogenize secularise thrombose To turn on turn turn against turn the tide			No doubt Erik was at that time contemplating some decisive step against Raoul, but he had been wounded and had escaped to turn against poor Christine instead. The Phantom of the Opera by Leroux, Gaston View in context You mean to say that you're going to turn against me? The Beasts of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context Riderhood had not done the deed, but had resolved in his malice to turn against her father, the appearances that were ready to his hand to distort. Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles View in context			To tread out To tread the stage To tread upon one's heels To tread upon the heels of To trench at To trifle with To trim in To trim up To trot out To trump up To truss a person To truss up To trust in To try a fall To try conclusions To try on To tumble home To turn a cold shoulder to To turn a corner To turn a flange To turn a hostile army To turn a penny To turn about To turn adrift To turn again To turn against To turn around one's finger To turn aside To turn away To turn back To turn head To turn in To turn into To turn King's evidence To turn off To turn on To turn out To turn over To turn over a new leaf To turn round To turn tail To turn the back To turn the back on one To turn the tables To turn tippet To turn to To turn to account To turn under To turn up To underrun a hose To underrun a tackle			To tread the stage To tread upon one's heels To tread upon the heels of To trench at To trifle with To trim in To trim up To trot out To trump up To truss a person To truss up To trust in To try a fall To try conclusions To try on To tumble home To turn a cold shoulder to To turn a corner To turn a flange To turn a hostile army To turn a penny To turn about To turn adrift To turn again To turn against To turn around one's finger To turn aside To turn away To turn back To turn head To turn in To turn into To turn King's evidence To turn off To turn on To turn out To turn over To turn over a new leaf To turn round To turn tail To turn the back To turn the back on one To turn the tables To turn tippet To turn to To turn to account To turn under To turn up To underrun a hose

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