To overturn or capsize something; to upset or turn over in a physical sense.
強風でボートが覆されそうになった。
The boat was nearly capsized by the strong wind.
テーブルを覆して書類が散らばった。
The table was overturned and the papers scattered.
彼の一言で会場の雰囲気が覆された。
With his one remark, the atmosphere in the hall was turned upside down.
To overthrow a government or regime; to topple an established authority.
革命によって長年の政権が覆された。
The long-standing regime was overthrown by the revolution.
反政府運動はやがて政権を覆す力になった。
The anti-government movement eventually became powerful enough to overthrow the regime.
To reverse a decision, disprove an established theory, or overrule a judgment; to overturn an accepted view.
裁判所は一審判決を覆して被告を無罪とした。
The court overturned the lower court's decision and acquitted the defendant.
新しい研究は従来の理論を覆す可能性がある。
The new research may overturn the conventional theory.
史実の発見が長年の通説を覆した。
The discovery of historical facts overturned the long-standing consensus.