Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To turn upside down; subvert; upset.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb obsolete To turn upside down; to subvert; to upset.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb transitive, obsolete To turn upside down; subvert; upset.

Etymologies

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

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