Overturn Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Kids Definition of overturn ... 1 : to turn over or upside down Waves overturned the boat. 2 : to reverse or cancel something previously decided or ordered The ... Est.1828 Dictionary Definition verb noun verb 2 verb noun Synonyms ExampleSentences WordHistory PhrasesContaining EntriesNear CitethisEntryCitation Share KidsDefinitionKids LegalDefinitionLegal MorefromM-W Showmore Showmore Citation Share Kids Legal MorefromM-W SaveWord Tosavethisword,you'llneedtologin. Login overturn 1of2 verb over·​turn ˌō-vər-ˈtərn  overturned;overturning;overturns transitiveverb 1 :tocausetoturnover:upset overturnedthevase 2 a :invalidate,destroy thedegreetowhichaccidentcouldoverturntheschemesofwisemenOscarHandlin b :reversesense2a overturnacourtruling intransitiveverb :upset,turnover Thecarwentofftheroadandoverturnedseveraltimes. overturn 2of2 noun over·​turn ˈō-vər-ˌtərn  1 :theactofoverturning:thestateofbeingoverturned 2 :thesinkingofsurfacewaterandriseofbottomwaterinalakeorseathatresultsfromchangesintemperaturethatcommonlyoccurinspringandfall Keepscrollingformore Synonyms Verb capsize turnover upset SeeallSynonyms&AntonymsinThesaurus  Keepscrollingformore ExampleSentences Verb Thedogoverturnedthebowl. Thetruckwentofftheroadandoverturnedseveraltimes. Thecourtoverturnedhisconviction. RecentExamplesontheWebVerb ThedefensewasexpectedtocallofficersJohnLundyandGregoryJones,whoeachfiledaffidavitsin2015thathelpedoverturnthe2007convictionsandcontradictedtheversionofeventsthatLentzandnow-Sgt. CoryShaffer,cleveland,23Sep.2022 ThestatewantsjusticestooverturnaMaydecisionbythe11thU.S.CircuitCourtofAppealsthatblockedkeypartsofthelawonFirstAmendmentgrounds. JimSaunders,OrlandoSentinel,22Sep.2022 ThecommitteehasformonthssoughtaninterviewwithThomasinanefforttoknowmoreaboutherroleintryingtohelpformerPresidentDonaldTrumpoverturnhiselectiondefeat. EricTuckerAndMaryClareJalonick,AnchorageDailyNews,22Sep.2022 ThecommitteehassoughtaninterviewwithThomasinanefforttoknowmoreaboutherroleintryingtohelpformerPresidentDonaldTrumpoverturnhiselectiondefeat. EricTuckerAndMaryClareJalonick,ChicagoTribune,21Sep.2022 ThecommitteehassoughtaninterviewwithThomasinanefforttoknowmoreaboutherroleintryingtohelpformerPresidentDonaldTrumpoverturnhiselectiondefeat. EricTuckerAndMaryClareJalonick,ajc,21Sep.2022 TrumprepeatedlypromisedtonominatejudgeswhowouldoverturnRoev.Wade. JohnFritze,USATODAY,19Sep.2022 Ifahighercourtdoesn’toverturnHuffaker’sruling,theexecutioncannotgoforwardbecausethestateisonlypreparedtouselethalinjection. IvanaHrynkiw|[email protected],al,19Sep.2022 LawmakerswanttoknowmoreaboutherroleintryingtohelpTrumpoverturntheelection. MaryClareJalonick,BostonGlobe.com,13Sep.2022 Noun Officialssaida60-year-oldmaninagoldToyotaSUVchangedlanesandstruckasilverHondaSUV,andtheimpactcausedtheToyotatolosecontrolandoverturn,saidCHPOfficerJesseMatias. KarenKucher,SanDiegoUnion-Tribune,24Aug.2022 Johnson,thestate’sRepublicanincumbentintheSenate,hasexpressedsupportforaRoeoverturnandafederalbanonabortionsafter20weeks. NathanHeller,Vogue,22June2022 Now,thecourtseemspoisedtoallowstatestobroadentheireffortsatlimitingabortionsoroverturnthatcasecompletely. RonaldJ.Hansen,TheArizonaRepublic,25Mar.2022 EvenpriortotheoverturnofRoe,theGuttmacherInstituteestimatedthatroughlyhalfofabortionsintheU.S.weremedicationabortions. ABCNews,20Aug.2022 Hercaseillustratessomeofwhat’satstake,shouldtheSupremeCourtoverturnRoev.Wade. AdebayoAdesomo,ScientificAmerican,30May2022 YoungpeopleareinvestingmoreincompaniesthatsupportreproductivehealthfollowingtheoverturnofRoev.Wade,accordingtothefoundersofAlinea,aninvestingappgearedtowardsyoungerpeople. PaigeMcglauflin,Fortune,2Sep.2022 Flowers,aformereducatorandpoliticalnewcomer,wonAlabama’sDemocraticpartynominationforgovernoronJune21,threedaysbeforetheoverturnofRoev.Wade. SarahSwetlik|[email protected],al,30Aug.2022 LawsonisalawyerwhorecentlywentviralforofferingprobonoservicestoKentuckywomenprovidingorobtainingabortionsfollowingtheoverturnofRoev.Wade. ChiaraBrown,Vogue,22Aug.2022 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'overturn.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. WordHistory FirstKnownUse Verb 13thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedattransitivesense1Noun circa1592,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 TimeTraveler Thefirstknownuseofoverturnwas inthe13thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury PhrasesContainingoverturn overturnthedecision overturnthedecision DictionaryEntriesNearoverturn overture overturn overturnthedecision SeeMoreNearbyEntries  CitethisEntry Style MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster “Overturn.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overturn.Accessed30Sep.2022. CopyCitation Keepscrollingformore Share PosttheDefinitionofoverturntoFacebook Facebook SharetheDefinitionofoverturnonTwitter Twitter Keepscrollingformore Keepscrollingformore KidsDefinition overturn verb over·​turn ˌō-vər-ˈtərn  overturned;overturning 1 :toturnoverorupsidedown Wavesoverturnedtheboat. 2 :toreverseorcancelsomethingpreviouslydecidedorordered Thejudgeoverturnedthelowercourt'sruling. LegalDefinition overturn transitiveverb over·​turn :overrule MorefromMerriam-Websteronoverturn Nglish:TranslationofoverturnforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofoverturnforArabicSpeakers LastUpdated:27Sep2022 SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordoftheDay proselytize SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary TheGreatBritishVocabularyQuiz NamedafterSirRobertPeel,whatareBritishpolicecalled? 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