See Also: legitimize(dictionary)
legitimize(dictionary)

overturn (oh) and legitimize (oh)


overturn (oh)



[I and T] if you overturn something, or if it overturns, it turns upside down or falls over on its side
::Leslie jumped to her feet, overturning her chair.
::His car overturned, trapping him inside.
overturn a decision/verdict etc
to change a decision or result so that it becomes the opposite of what it was before
::His conviction was overturned by the Court of Appeal.
[T] to suddenly remove a government from power, especially by using violence
-synonym overthrow overthrow

legitimize (oh)



[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Latin; Origin: legitimus; LEGITIMATE]
to make something that is unfair or morally wrong seem acceptable and right
::There is a danger that these films legitimize violence.
to make something official or legal
::Acceptance by the UN would effectively legitimize the regime.
when parents legitimize a child, they get married so that the child becomes legitimate 1(3)