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overturn

o·ver·turn
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [verb oh-ver-turn; noun oh-ver-turn]
    • /verb ˌoʊ vərˈtɜrn; noun ˈoʊ vərˌtɜrn/
    • /ˌəʊ.vəˈtɜːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb oh-ver-turn; noun oh-ver-turn]
    • /verb ˌoʊ vərˈtɜrn; noun ˈoʊ vərˌtɜrn/

Definitions of overturn word

  • verb with object overturn to destroy the power of; overthrow; defeat; vanquish. 1
  • verb with object overturn to turn over on its side, face, or back; upset: to overturn a vase. 1
  • verb without object overturn to turn on its side, face, or back; capsize: The boat overturned during the storm. 1
  • noun overturn the act of overturning. 1
  • noun overturn the state of being overturned. 1
  • transitive verb overturn turn over 1

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Origin of overturn

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1175-1225; See origin at over-, turn

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Parts of speech for Overturn

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

overturn popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for overturn

verb overturn

  • abolish — If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.
  • axe — An axe is a tool used for cutting wood. It consists of a heavy metal blade which is sharp at one edge and attached by its other edge to the end of a long handle.
  • backwater — A backwater is a place that is isolated.
  • bandied — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
  • bandying — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.

noun overturn

  • inversion — an act or instance of inverting.
  • welter — to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea.
  • wrecker — a person or thing that wrecks.

Antonyms for overturn

verb overturn

  • build — If you build something, you make it by joining things together.
  • carpentering — a person who builds or repairs wooden structures, as houses, scaffolds, or shelving.
  • knock together — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
  • jerrybuild — To assemble a project in a hasty, low-quality manner, especially when cheap, low-quality and/or inappropriate materials are used.
  • jerrybuilt — Of or pertaining to a shoddily built structure.

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