Antonyms for overturn
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : verb oh-ver-turn; noun oh-ver-turn |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb ˌoʊ vərˈtɜrn; noun ˈoʊ vərˌtɜrn |
Definition of overturn
Origin :- early 13c., of a wheel, "to rotate, roll over," from over- + turn (v.). Attested from c.1300 in general transitive sense "to throw over violently;" figurative meaning "to ruin, destroy" is from late 14c. Of judicial decisions, "to reverse," it is attested from 1826. Related: Overturned; overturning.
- verb flip over
- In the name of the Deity he sent dragoons to overturn parliaments.
- Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 » by Various
- With that you overturn all the schools of theology and all the temples of the earth.
- Extract from : « Diderot and the Encyclopdists » by John Morley
- And even if it does not overturn, if it fails, it will not end, but pause.
- Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
- In case of an overturn or accident, the two would be swept among them.
- Extract from : « The Hunters of the Ozark » by Edward S. Ellis
- Democracy has on one side to assimilate aristocracy, and not overturn it.
- Extract from : « The Psychology of Nations » by G.E. Partridge
- How could a blind man do all that and not overturn one thing in the room?
- Extract from : « The Lost Despatch » by Natalie Sumner Lincoln
- There was now a Liberal party seeking to overturn President Miraflores.
- Extract from : « Cabbages and Kings » by O. Henry
- Nothing is done to overturn it, nothing, absolutely nothing!
- Extract from : « The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles » by Jean Henri Fabre
- I jammed on both my breaks, and by good fortune the car did not overturn.
- Extract from : « The Motor Pirate » by George Sidney Paternoster
- His friendship is seldom so stedfast, but that lust, drink, or anger may overturn it.
- Extract from : « Microcosmography » by John Earle
Synonyms for overturn
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