Synonyms:
overthrow
Meaning: the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
overthrow, subvert, overturn, bring_down
Meaning: cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
Usage examples
The rush of the bulls did not overthrow him.
Chief among them was the terrible overthrow of the Iron Count.
This spirit of perverseness, I say, came to my final overthrow.
And then came, as if to my final and irrevocable overthrow, the spirit of PERVERSENESS.
"I could overthrow it after half an hour's bombardment, your highness," he answered, without thinking.
He came to the castle gate to meet them, for Zidoc's overthrow had broken the spell which had so oddly disfigured him.
Though the king's troops defended themselves with valor, they were overpowered by numbers; and the night came very seasonably to their relief, and prevented a total overthrow.
Mingled with this horror, I felt the bitterness of disappointment; dreams that had been my food and pleasant rest for so long a space were now become a hell to me; and the change was so rapid, the overthrow so complete!
In order thus to accept all, one should understand that, according to his teaching, it is stupid and harmful for the individual to revolt against, or endeavor to overthrow, the limits of established religious and state forms.
The complete possession of the Mississippi was absolutely essential to the National Government, because the control of that great river would cut the Confederacy in two, and do more, probably, than anything else, to make the overthrow of the Rebellion both speedy and certain.
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