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upendto turn something upside down or overthrow completely

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to turn something upside down or overthrow completely

Pronunciation (IPA): /ʌpˈend/

Korean meaning: 뒤집어엎다, 전복시키다

Korean pronunciation: 업**엔**드

Example Sentences

  • My cat managed to upend my entire puzzle after I worked on it for 3 hours.
  • The new CEO's radical changes upended the company's culture.
  • One wrong ingredient can upend the entire recipe.

upend

VERB

//ʌpˈend//

to turn something upside down or overthrow completely

upend concept
💡 Concept

to turn something upside down or overthrow completely

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ʌpˈend/
🇬🇧 UK/ʌpˈend/

🌳Etymology

Prefixup-
Rootend

Origin

단어가 마치 물구나무서기를 하듯 'up'과 'end'가 합쳐져서 '뒤집다'는 의미가 되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

appenddefendextendintend
append
defend
extend
intend

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat managed to upend my entire puzzle after I worked on it for 3 hours.

The new CEO's radical changes upended the company's culture.

One wrong ingredient can upend the entire recipe.

😄 Fun example

The toddler upended the toy box and proudly declared 'Ta-da!'

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

overturnoverthrowreversedisruptdestabilize

Antonyms

stabilizemaintainpreserve

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