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Webster 1913 Edition
Overturn
Oˊver-turn′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Overturned
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overturning
.] 1.
To turn or throw from a basis, foundation, or position; to overset;
as, to
. overturn
a carriage or a building2.
To subvert; to destroy; to overthrow.
O′ver-turnˊ
,Noun.
The act off overturning, or the state of being overturned or subverted; overthrow;
as, an
. overturn
of partiesWebster 1828 Edition
Overturn
OVERTURN'
, v.t.1.
To overset; to turn or throw from a basis or foundation; as, to overturn a carriage or a building.2.
To subvert; to ruin; to destroy.3.
To overpower; to conquer.