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Definition of “overthrow”

overthrow

Definitions

verb

 (ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊ Pronunciation for , -throws, -throwing, -threw, -thrown
  1. tr to effect the downfall or destruction of (a ruler, institution, etc), esp by force
  2. tr to throw or turn over
  3. tr to throw (something, esp a ball) too far

noun

 (ˈəʊvəˌθrəʊ Pronunciation for
  1. an act of overthrowing
  2. downfall; destruction
  3. (cricket)
    1. a ball thrown back too far by a fielder
    2. a run scored because of this

Synonyms

View thesaurus entry
= 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.
MacNeill, Alastair The Devil's Door
Following the overthrow of King Muhammad Zahir Shah by his cousin
Hiro, Dilip Between 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.
MacNeill, Alastair The Devil's Door
The Second Age ended with the first overthrow of Sauron, servant of Morgoth, and the taking of the One Ring.
J.R.R. Tolkien 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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