覆す — meaning in English

English meaning

• discredit verb To damage someone's reputation or make people doubt their honesty.
• override verb To take priority over, or cancel out, an existing decision, rule, or system.
• reverse adj Opposite in position, direction, or order.

Senses

覆す is used for these senses in English:

• discredit (transitive) To harm the good reputation of (a person).
• reverse (transitive) To turn something inside out or upside down.

discredit — full definition

1. verb To damage someone's reputation or make people doubt their honesty.
2. noun Loss of reputation or trust; disgrace.

override — full definition

1. verb To take priority over, or cancel out, an existing decision, rule, or system.
2. verb In programming, to replace an inherited method with a new version of the same name.
3. noun A mechanism or command used to take manual control over something automatic.

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