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underturn

underturn verb: to turn upside down; subvert; upset.

Verb

underturn (third-person singular simple present underturns, present participle underturning, simple past and past participle underturned)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To turn upside down; subvert; upset.

Forms of underturn

third-person singular presentunderturns
present participleunderturning
past participleunderturned
pastunderturned

Origin of underturn

From Middle English underturnen, equivalent to under- + turn.

Questions about underturn

What does underturn mean?
Underturn means to turn upside down; subvert; upset.
What part of speech is underturn?
Underturn is a verb.
What is the past tense of underturn?
The past tense of underturn is underturned.

Words near underturn in the dictionary

  1. undertubulation
  2. undertune
  3. undertunes
  4. undertunic
  5. undertunics
  6. underturn
  7. underturned
  8. underturning
  9. underturnkey
  10. underturnkeys
  11. underturns

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