rule vs overturn

overturn vs rule

rule and overturn both are nouns.

rule and overturn both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rule	Yes	No	Yes	No
overturn	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, overturn is a hyponym of rule; that is, overturn is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rule:

rule: decide with authority
overturn: rule against

Other hyponyms of rule include override, overrule, overthrow, reverse, rule in, rule out.

rule (noun)	overturn (noun)
measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths	the act of upsetting something
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior	an improbable and unexpected victory
something regarded as a normative example
a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
prescribed guide for conduct or action
(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
dominance or power through legal authority
the duration of a monarch's or government's power

rule (verb)	overturn (verb)
keep in check	change radically
decide with authority	rule against
decide on and make a declaration about	cancel officially
mark or draw with a ruler	turn from an upright or normal position
exercise authority over; as of nations	cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance	cause the downfall of; of rulers
have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac

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