overturn
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To turn over, capsize or upset.
- (transitive) To overthrow or destroy.
- (legal) To reverse (a decision); to overrule or rescind.
- (transitive) To diminish the significance of a previous defeat by winning; to make a comeback from.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English overturnen prefix from English turn.
Origin
English
turn
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ampere-turn English
- beturn English
- counterturn English
- deturn English
- downturn English
- gainturn English
- interturn English
- intraturn English
- inturn English
- midturn English
- misturn English
- multiturn English
- outturn English
- overturnable English
- overturner English
- overturnest English
- overturneth English
- preturn English
- turn English
- turn out English
- turnability English
- turnable English
- turnabout English
- turnagain English
- turnback English
- turnboy English
- turnbroach English
- turnbuckle English
- turncloak English
- turncoat English
- turncock English
- turndown English
- turned English
- turner English
- turnery English
- turnest English
- turneth English
- turning English
- turnkey English
- turnoff English
- turnout English
- turnover English
- turnplate English
- turnround English
- turnscrew English
- turnshoe English
- turnsick English
- turnskin English
- turnspit English
- turnstile English
- turnstone English
- turnt English
- turntable English
- turntail English
- turntippet English
- turnwrest English
- turny English
- underturn English
- unturn English
- upturn English
- turn Finnish
- tornāre, torno Latin
- Törn German
- tourner French
- ターン Japanese
- tørn Norwegian Nynorsk
- tørne Norwegian Nynorsk
- overturnen Middle English
- turnen Middle English
- tanim Tok Pisin
- turn
- turnt
- turny
- deturn
- turner
- beturn
- inturn
- turned
- unturn
- upturn
- outturn
- turnest
- turnboy
- misturn
- turnoff
- preturn
- turnery
- turning
- midturn
- turnkey
- turnout
- turneth
- turntail
- turnable
- turnback
- turndown
- gainturn
- downturn
- turncoat
- turncock
- turnspit
- turnshoe
- turn out
- turnover
- turnskin
- turnsick
- turncloak
- turnround
- multiturn
- turnstile
- turnagain
- turnscrew
- intraturn
- interturn
- turnwrest
- turnstone
- turnplate
- turntable
- underturn
- turnabout
- turnbroach
- turnbuckle
- turntippet
- overturner
- counterturn
- turnability
- overturneth
- ampere-turn
- overturnest
- overturnable