jmdict 1501490 Active (id#1905525)
覆す [news1,nf16]
【 くつがえす [news1,nf16] 】
  1. [v5s,vt]
    • to overturn
    • to capsize
    • to upset
  2. [v5s,vt]
    • to overthrow (government etc.)
  3. [v5s,vt]
    • to reverse (decision etc.)
    • to disprove (an established theory etc.)
    • to overrule
Conjugations
History:
    • A 2014-10-30 10:26:19 Jim Breen
    • Refs
      Daijr, GG5, 中辞典, etc.
    • A* 2014-10-30 10:09:09 Not Meiryo-Name
    • Comments
      Split into 3 senses like how the references do it
    • Refs
      djs; prog3e; kenkyu中
    • Diff
      @@ -17,0 +18 @@
+<gloss>to capsize</gloss>
@@ -19,2 +20,12 @@
-<gloss>to overthrow</gloss>
-<gloss>to undermine</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&v5s;</pos>
+<pos>&vt;</pos>
+<gloss>to overthrow (government etc.)</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&v5s;</pos>
+<pos>&vt;</pos>
+<gloss>to reverse (decision etc.)</gloss>
+<gloss>to disprove (an established theory etc.)</gloss>
+<gloss>to overrule</gloss>
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