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o·ver·turn  (vr-tûrn)
v. o·ver·turned, o·ver·turn·ing, o·ver·turns
v.tr.
1. To cause to turn over or capsize; upset.
2.
a. To cause the ruin or destruction of; overthrow. See Synonyms at overthrow.
b. Law To invalidate or reverse (a decision) by legal means: "his continuing legal battles to overturn a draft-evasion conviction" (Robert Lipsyte).
v.intr.
To turn over or capsize.
n. (vr-tûrn)
1. The act or process of overturning.
2. The state of having been overturned.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.overturnedoverturned - having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom; "an overturned car"; "the upset pitcher of milk"; "sat on an upturned bucket"
upturned, upset
turned - moved around an axis or center


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