upending, inversion - turning upside down; setting on end

success - an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success"

capsize, turn turtle, turtle - overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!"

turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"

upend - become turned or set on end; "the airplanes upended"

tip over, tump over, bowl over, knock over, overturn, turn over, upset - cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"

move, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over - turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"

decree, rule - decide with authority; "The King decreed that all first-born males should be killed"

revolutionize - overthrow by a revolution, of governments

depose, force out - force to leave (an office)

go back on, renege, renege on, renegue on - fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise"

strike down, cancel - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law"

alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"