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Overburn vs Overturn - What's the difference?

overburn | overturn |

As verbs the difference between overburn and overturn

is that overburn is to burn too much or for too long while overturn is to turn over, capsize or upset (something).

overburn

English

Verb

  • To burn too much or for too long.
  • (computing) To record more than the usual available data capacity onto (an optical disc).
  • (figurative) To be overzealous.

    • overturn

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To turn over, capsize or upset (something)
  • To overthrow or destroy something
  • (legal) To reverse a decision; to overrule or rescind
  • To diminish the significance of a previous defeat by winning; to comeback from.
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    • , year=2011 , date=April 10 , author=Alistair Magowan , title=Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Villa spent most of the second period probing from wide areas and had a succession of corners but despite their profligacy they will be glad to overturn the 6-0 hammering they suffered at St James' Park in August following former boss Martin O'Neill's departure }}

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