overturn (verb)
61quash — verb 1) the judge may quash the sentence Syn: cancel, reverse, rescind, repeal, revoke, retract, countermand, withdraw, overturn, overrule, veto, annul, nullify, invalidate, negate, void; Law vacate; formal abrogate …
62repudiate — verb 1) she repudiated communism Syn: reject, renounce, abandon, give up, turn one s back on, disown, cast off, lay aside; formal forswear, abjure; literary forsake Ant: embrace 2) Hansen repudiated the allegations …
63rescind — verb the court can rescind a bankruptcy order Syn: revoke, repeal, cancel, reverse, overturn, overrule, annul, nullify, void, invalidate, quash, abolish; Law vacate; formal abrogate Ant: enforce …
64subvert — verb 1) a plot to subvert the state Syn: destabilize, unsettle, overthrow, overturn; bring down, topple, depose, oust; disrupt, wreak havoc on, sabotage, ruin, undermine, weaken, damage 2) attempts t …
65unseat — verb 1) the horse unseated his rider Syn: dislodge, throw, dismount, upset, unhorse 2) an attempt to unseat the party leader Syn: depose, oust, remove from office, topple, overthrow, bring down …
66uphold — verb 1) the court upheld his claim for damages Syn: confirm, endorse, sustain, approve, agree to, support; champion, defend Ant: overturn, oppose 2) they ve a tradition to uphold Sy …
67demolish — verb 1) they demolished a block of flats Syn: knock down, pull down, tear down, destroy, flatten, raze to the ground, dismantle, level, bulldoze, blow up 2) he demolished her credibility Syn …
68kill — verb 1) Syn: murder, take the life of, assassinate, eliminate, terminate, dispatch, finish off, put to death, execute, slaughter, exterminate; informal bump off, do away with, do in, top, take out, blow away; N.Amer.; informal …
69oust — verb Syn: expel, drive out, force out, remove from office/power, eject, get rid of, depose, topple, unseat, overthrow, bring down, overturn, dismiss, dislodge …
70override — verb 1) the court overrode the decision Syn: disallow, overrule, countermand, veto, quash, overturn, overthrow, cancel, reverse, rescind, revoke, repeal 2) our interests should override all others Syn …
