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overthrow
Definitions
verb
(ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊ
) , -throws, -throwing, -threw, -thrown- tr to effect the downfall or destruction of (a ruler, institution, etc), esp by force
- tr to throw or turn over
- tr to throw (something, esp a ball) too far
noun
(ˈəʊvəˌθrəʊ
) - an act of overthrowing
- downfall; destruction
- (cricket)
- a ball thrown back too far by a fielder
- a run scored because of this
Synonyms
View thesaurus entry = defeat, beat, master, overcome, crush, overwhelm, conquer, bring down, oust, lick, topple, subdue, rout, overpower, do away with, depose, trounce, unseat, vanquish, subjugate, dethrone,
= destroy, level, upset, ruin, overturn, demolish, put an end to, subvert, put paid to, raze, upend, bring to ruin
= downfall, end, fall, defeat, collapse, ruin, destruction, breakdown, ousting, undoing, rout, suppression, displacement, subversion, deposition, unseating, subjugation, dispossession, disestablishment, dethronement,
Translations for 'overthrow'
- British English: overthrow When a government or leader is overthrown, they are removed from power by force. VERBThat government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.
- Brazilian Portuguese: derrubar
- Chinese: 颠覆颠顛覆
- European Spanish: derrocar
- French: renverser
- German: stürzen
- Italian: rovesciaregoverno, regime
- Japanese: 倒す
- Korean: 축출되다
- Portuguese: derrubar
- Spanish: derrocar
Example Sentences Including 'overthrow'
And you said yourself last time we spoke that you suspected Pruitt of being linked in some way to the plot to overthrow this government.The Devil's Door
Following the overthrow of King Muhammad Zahir Shah by his cousinBetween Marx and Muhammed
It can wreak havoc or overthrow dictators to establish a benign new order.Globe and Mail (2003)
Other examples given included the assassination of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat or the overthrow of Jordan's ruling family.New Scientist (2003)
Pruitt seemed sure that he wasn't involved in this plot to overthrow the government.The Devil's Door
The Second Age ended with the first overthrow of Sauron, servant of Morgoth, and the taking of the One Ring.THE LORD OF THE RINGS (2004)
The hotel has financial links with King Gyanendra, whom the rebels are trying to overthrow.Belfast Telegraph (2004)
The rebels used terror to force peasants to support their drive to overthrow Peru's elected governments.Globe and Mail (2003)
What shines through in the early letters is the sense of optimism which followed the overthrow of Tsar Nicholas II.Glasgow Herald (2001)
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