Overturn
verb
To cause something to turn or tip over.
The truck hit a boulder and overturned.
Often appears as...
- car overturns
- boat overturns
verb
To officially make a legal decision, rule, etc not valid.
The verdict was overturned on appeal.
Often appears as...
- overturn a verdict
- overturn a decision
Usage tips
Legal
verb
To change something completely and replace it.
The new government promised to overturn the old policies.
Often appears as...
- overturn a system
- overturn a policy
Usage tips
Political
verb
To cause something to turn or tip over.
The truck hit a boulder and overturned.
Often appears as...
- car overturns
- boat overturns
verb
To officially make a legal decision, rule, etc not valid.
The verdict was overturned on appeal.
Often appears as...
- overturn a verdict
- overturn a decision
Usage tips
Legal
verb
To change something completely and replace it.
The new government promised to overturn the old policies.
Often appears as...
- overturn a system
- overturn a policy
Usage tips
Political
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Used when something physically flips or tips, often accidentally
Be careful, or you'll overturn the canoe.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Incident
Commonly associated with accidents or unexpected events
A sudden gust of wind overturned the garden umbrella.
Pro Tip 3/3Caution in Usage
Often implies a negative event, use with care in sensitive contexts
During the storm, many boats were overturned.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Used when something physically flips or tips, often accidentally
Be careful, or you'll overturn the canoe.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Incident
Commonly associated with accidents or unexpected events
A sudden gust of wind overturned the garden umbrella.
Pro Tip 3/3Caution in Usage
Often implies a negative event, use with care in sensitive contexts
During the storm, many boats were overturned.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Used when something physically flips or tips, often accidentally
Be careful, or you'll overturn the canoe.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Incident
Commonly associated with accidents or unexpected events
A sudden gust of wind overturned the garden umbrella.
Pro Tip 3/3Caution in Usage
Often implies a negative event, use with care in sensitive contexts
During the storm, many boats were overturned.
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LA92 Panel - Live PIPE...
peace and were rejected found that way the busy intersection where cars were overturned and burned where other cars were stoned where a television technician was pulled from his wagon and almost beaten to death what has changed the only thing that was done was that massive forces were
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Alison Gopnik: What do...
most people, including psychologists, would have said that this baby was irrational, illogical, egocentric -- that he couldn't take the perspective of another person or understand cause and effect. In the last 20 years, developmental science has completely overturned that picture.
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The rise of modern...
As a result, politics is no longer about seeking compromise and consensus through tolerant democratic institutions. Instead, these leaders seek to overturn what they see as a broken system. This means that where a liberal democracy has the utmost respect for institutions
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The reality constructed...
briefly there are so many possibilities that could overturn this journey yet I cannot leave without being certain that I will get to my destination if there's a miracle in the idea of life it is this that we are able to exist for a time in defiance of care
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Why should you read...
is one of the things that makes it so difficult, but it also helps make it enjoyable. And it's one of the reasons that the book is held up as one of the key texts of literary modernism, a movement characterized by overturning traditional modes of writing.
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Leymah Gbowee: Unlock...
who already had a seat was very -- because Liberia has one of the strongest rape laws, and he was one of those really fighting in parliament to overturn that law because he called it barbaric. Rape is not barbaric, but the law, he said, was barbaric.
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The hidden opportunities...
and there we have it. She was everything we were expecting according to the literature, to the research, right down to she was a single mom driven to trade, supporting her kids. So what overturned our assumptions? What surprised us?
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The Real Amazons PIPE...
it's just nourished the good thing about natural scientific methods is that they can be verified the dna analysis that happens in karis mustafin's lab he says it can overturn outdated ways of seeing the world
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The Tipping Point PIPE...
the atlantic ocean has what we call an overturning circulation that could be triggered to collapse are major ecosystems that we could tip into an alternative state for example triggering a climate-induced
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Raging Momma Elephant PIPE...
here's what you should consider you're on an African safari crouched down behind your overturned vehicle and trapped by one of the most protected
Video examples
LA92 Panel - Live PIPE...
peace and were rejected found that way the busy intersection where cars were overturned and burned where other cars were stoned where a television technician was pulled from his wagon and almost beaten to death what has changed the only thing that was done was that massive forces were
Video examples
Alison Gopnik: What do...
most people, including psychologists, would have said that this baby was irrational, illogical, egocentric -- that he couldn't take the perspective of another person or understand cause and effect. In the last 20 years, developmental science has completely overturned that picture.
Video examples
The rise of modern...
As a result, politics is no longer about seeking compromise and consensus through tolerant democratic institutions. Instead, these leaders seek to overturn what they see as a broken system. This means that where a liberal democracy has the utmost respect for institutions
Video examples
The reality constructed...
briefly there are so many possibilities that could overturn this journey yet I cannot leave without being certain that I will get to my destination if there's a miracle in the idea of life it is this that we are able to exist for a time in defiance of care
Video examples
Why should you read...
is one of the things that makes it so difficult, but it also helps make it enjoyable. And it's one of the reasons that the book is held up as one of the key texts of literary modernism, a movement characterized by overturning traditional modes of writing.
Video examples
Leymah Gbowee: Unlock...
who already had a seat was very -- because Liberia has one of the strongest rape laws, and he was one of those really fighting in parliament to overturn that law because he called it barbaric. Rape is not barbaric, but the law, he said, was barbaric.
Video examples
The hidden opportunities...
and there we have it. She was everything we were expecting according to the literature, to the research, right down to she was a single mom driven to trade, supporting her kids. So what overturned our assumptions? What surprised us?
Video examples
The Real Amazons PIPE...
it's just nourished the good thing about natural scientific methods is that they can be verified the dna analysis that happens in karis mustafin's lab he says it can overturn outdated ways of seeing the world
Video examples
The Tipping Point PIPE...
the atlantic ocean has what we call an overturning circulation that could be triggered to collapse are major ecosystems that we could tip into an alternative state for example triggering a climate-induced
Video examples
Raging Momma Elephant PIPE...
here's what you should consider you're on an African safari crouched down behind your overturned vehicle and trapped by one of the most protected
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Greg Graffin
American Musician
When I was a teenager, science meshed with my developing ideals - such as the challenge to authority that was central to punk rock. In science, anyone from any walk of life could make a discovery that would overturn prevailing hypotheses. And that was a cause for celebration among scientists.
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Henry Moore
English Sculptor
Cezanne had an enormous influence on everyone in that period; there was a change in attitudes to art. People found him disturbing because they didn't like their existing ideas being challenged and overturned. Cezanne was probably the key figure in my lifetime.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
As a citizen, as a public scientist, I can tell you that Einstein essentially overturned a so strongly established paradigm of science, whereas Darwin didn't really overturn a science paradigm.
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Gail Bradbrook
British Activist
We need a revolution in consciousness to overturn the system we live in, to strengthen our democracy, to find courage and give hope to our children.
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Michele Bachmann
American Politician
I do support a constitutional amendment on marriage between a man and a woman, but I would not be going into the states to overturn their state law.
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Evan McMullin
American Public Servant
On the matter - on the issue of life, it's life. So I actually would pursue appointment, court appointments that would overturn Roe v. Wade.
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Darryl Glenn
American Politician
Donald Trump went through the process, he earned the vote, and I am not in support of overturning the will of the voters.
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Johann Most
German Revolutionary
They make revolutionary propaganda because they know the privileged class can never be overturned peacefully.
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Bernie Sanders
American Politician
Hillary Clinton will nominate justices to the Supreme Court who are prepared to overturn Citizens United!
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Kay Ivey
American Politician
We will not rest until Roe v. Wade is overturned.
Quote examples
Greg Graffin
American Musician
When I was a teenager, science meshed with my developing ideals - such as the challenge to authority that was central to punk rock. In science, anyone from any walk of life could make a discovery that would overturn prevailing hypotheses. And that was a cause for celebration among scientists.
Quote examples
Henry Moore
English Sculptor
Cezanne had an enormous influence on everyone in that period; there was a change in attitudes to art. People found him disturbing because they didn't like their existing ideas being challenged and overturned. Cezanne was probably the key figure in my lifetime.
Quote examples
Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
As a citizen, as a public scientist, I can tell you that Einstein essentially overturned a so strongly established paradigm of science, whereas Darwin didn't really overturn a science paradigm.
Quote examples
Gail Bradbrook
British Activist
We need a revolution in consciousness to overturn the system we live in, to strengthen our democracy, to find courage and give hope to our children.
Quote examples
Michele Bachmann
American Politician
I do support a constitutional amendment on marriage between a man and a woman, but I would not be going into the states to overturn their state law.
Quote examples
Evan McMullin
American Public Servant
On the matter - on the issue of life, it's life. So I actually would pursue appointment, court appointments that would overturn Roe v. Wade.
Quote examples
Darryl Glenn
American Politician
Donald Trump went through the process, he earned the vote, and I am not in support of overturning the will of the voters.
Quote examples
Johann Most
German Revolutionary
They make revolutionary propaganda because they know the privileged class can never be overturned peacefully.
Quote examples
Bernie Sanders
American Politician
Hillary Clinton will nominate justices to the Supreme Court who are prepared to overturn Citizens United!
Quote examples
Kay Ivey
American Politician
We will not rest until Roe v. Wade is overturned.
Example 1 of 10
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