覆す

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 覆す is read as くつがえす and can mean “to overturn” or “to overthrow”, depending on context.
• Basic usage: The examples show new evidence overturning a judgment and people attempting to overthrow a regime.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinguishing senses and uses
  • It overturns judgments, accepted views, outcomes, or regimes; physical flipping to expose a reverse side is more specifically 裏返す.