| query | To o_______ a government or system means to remove it or destroy it.To overturn a government or system means to remove it or destroy it. He accused his opponents of wanting to overturn the government. ...a society where all the old values had been overturned. |
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| word | overturn |
| full-definition | verb If something overturns or if you overturn it, it turns upside down or on its side. The lorry veered out of control, overturned and smashed into a wall. Alex jumped up so violently that he overturned his glass of sherry. A dozen cartons of books had been overturned and strewn about the floor. ...a battered overturned boat. If someone in authority overturns a legal decision, they officially decide that that decision is incorrect or not valid . When the Russian parliament overturned his decision, he backed down. His nine-month sentence was overturned by Appeal Court judge Lord Justice Watkins. To overturn a government or system means to remove it or destroy it. He accused his opponents of wanting to overturn the government. ...a society where all the old values had been overturned. |
| inflections | overturnsoverturningoverturned |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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