overturn B2 Topic:Law & Government US /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɜː(ɹ)n/ See IPA manual Freq #25949 Meanings 1 verb To officially change or cancel a decision, especially a legal one. The court overturned the earlier ruling. 2 verb To turn something over, or to be turned over, often by accident. The boat overturned in the rough water. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to officially change or... overrulereverseoverride 2 verb · to turn something over, or... tip overturn overcapsize Word family Forms overturnedoverturningoverturns Derived forms overturnableoverturner Etymology AI details From Middle English overturnen, equivalent to over- + turn. Compare also Middle English overterven (“to overturn”), see terve. *terh₁- Proto-Indo-European overturnen Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # overturn **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɜː(ɹ)n/ **Frequency rank:** 25949 ## Meanings 1. To officially change or cancel a decision, especially a legal one. 2. To turn something over, or to be turned over, often by accident. ## Examples - The court overturned the earlier ruling. - The boat overturned in the rough water. ## Derived Forms - overturnable - overturner ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *terh₁- - Root: overturnen ## Etymology From Middle English overturnen, equivalent to over- + turn. Compare also Middle English overterven (“to overturn”), see terve. ## AI Etymology Overturn comes from Middle English overturnen, equivalent to over- + turn. Compare also Middle English overterven (“to overturn”), see terve. The historical chain includes Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- and Middle English overturnen. Modern senses include to officially change or cancel a decision, especially a legal one and to turn something over, or to be turned over, often by accident. The wider word family includes derivatives such as overturnable and overturner. ## Topics - Law & Government markdown