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OVERTHROW

overthrow - n 
the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force) 

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Synonyms

beating, defeat, drubbing, licking, loss, lump, plastering, rout, shellacking, trimming, trouncing, whipping

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Examples

I created an army of vamps Eden used to overthrow her enemies while I overthrew mine.

Other regiments which assisted in the overthrow of the French column were the 23rd, 40th and 58th.

The question is further complicated by the account of Joshua's overthrow of Amalek apparently in the Sinaitic peninsula.

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Etymology

c. 1300, ouerthrouen, "to knock down, throw down, cast headlong," from over- + throw (v.). Figurative sense of "to cast down from power, defeat" is attested from late 14c. Related: Overthrown; overthrowing. Earlier in same senses was Middle English overwerpen "to overturn (something), overthrow; destroy," from Old English oferweorpan (see warp (v.)).

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