Overturn (Verb)
Meaning 1
Turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 2
Change radically; "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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- The discovery of antibiotics was able to overturn traditional medical practices and save countless lives.
- The mobile internet set out to overturn the traditional brick-and-mortar banking system by providing online banking.
- Scientists working on renewable energy hope to overturn the current reliance on fossil fuels.
- Artificial intelligence has the potential to overturn many professions by automating jobs.
- The rise of social media has helped to overturn traditional ways of advertising products and services.
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Meaning 3
Cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 4
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".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 5
Rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 6
Cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The high court overturned the lower court's decision to charge the defendant with a felony.
- The government overturned the embargo that had been in place for years, restoring trade with the neighboring country.
- The governor overturned the death sentence of the man who had been wrongly accused.
- After considering new evidence, the judge overturned the guilty verdict of the young defendant.
- The appeals court overturned the initial ruling, allowing the company to proceed with its construction plans.