upend

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʌpˈɛnd/

Verb

upend (upends, present participle upending; past and past participle upended)

1. (transitive) To end up; to set on end.
2. To tip or turn over.

   When he upended the bottle of water over his sleeping sister, the lid popped off and surprised them both.

   upend the box and empty the contents

3. (figurative) To destroy, invalidate, overthrow, or defeat.

   The scientific evidence upended the popular myth.

Translations

• German: hochkant stellen
• Russian: зака́нчивать

Translations

• French: bouleverser, verser
• German: umkippen, umstülpen
• Russian: переворачивать
• Spanish: dar vuelta, voltear

Translations

• Russian: сверга́ть
• Spanish: refutar, desafiar

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