overturn Copy link Outline I. Lit.1. ēverto, ti, sum, 32. perverto, 3 (completely)3. subverto, 3 (from below)4. percello, cŭli, culsum, 3 (in this sense, somewhat archaic)II. Fig., to ruin • overturn: I. Lit.: 1. ēverto, ti, sum, 3: to o. a boat, naviculam e., Cic. de Or. 1, 38, 174: Virg. 2. perverto, 3 (completely): to o. trees, shrubs, dwellings, arbusta, virgulta, tecta p., Cic. Div. 1, 24, 49: Pl. 3. subverto, 3 (from below): to overturn mountains, montes s., Sall. Cat. 13: Suet. 4. percello, cŭli, culsum, 3 (in this sense, somewhat archaic): v. to upset. II. Fig., to ruin: ēverto, ēruo, percello, etc.: v. to overthrow.