覆す
N1くつがえす
[kutsugaesu]
Meanings
1.GodanTransitive
to overturn; to capsize; to upset
2.GodanTransitive
to overthrow (government etc.)
3.GodanTransitive
to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.); to overrule
Examples
それは常識を覆す画期的な発見でした。
It was a discovery that overturned common sense.
一度下された判決を覆すのは難しい。
It's difficult to overturn a verdict once given.
新証拠の発見が有罪判決を覆しました。
New evidence overturned the guilty verdict.