The meaning of overturn is to cause to turn over The overturning or overthrow of some institution or state of affairs How to use overturn in a sentence.
To overturn a decision or judgment is for a court to change it so it will not be in effect: The car skidded and overturned. To turn over or capsize
The act or process of overturning The court's overturn of a ruling The state of having been overturned The periodic mixing or circulation of water in a lake or sea as a result of changing temperature of its layers.
To cause (something) to turn onto its side, face, or back See examples of overturn used in a sentence. To overturn a government or system means to remove it or destroy it He accused his opponents of wanting to overturn the government
[verb noun] collins cobuild advanced learner’s dictionary Definition of overturn verb from the oxford advanced learner's dictionary [intransitive, transitive] if something overturns, or if somebody overturns it, it turns into a position in which the top of it is where the bottom of it normally is or on its side
