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01godan verb · transitive

to overturn; to capsize; to upset

02godan verb · transitive

to overthrow (government etc.)

03godan verb · transitive

to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.); to overrule

最高裁は原判決をくつがえしました。

The Supreme Court overturned a previous decision.

Tatoeba #170535

彼女はまた決心を覆し、そのことは私たちみんなを怒らせた。

She changed her mind again, which made us all angry.

従来の常識を覆す発明というのは、普通とは違う現象に気づく能力と関係がある。

Innovation has something to do with the faculty to notice unusual phenomena.

Tatoeba #148002

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