Definition of overthrow

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Overthrow (n.) The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrow; ruin.

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Subvert :: Subvert (v. t.) To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.
Disaffirmance :: Disaffirmance (n.) Overthrow or annulment by the decision of a superior tribunal; as, disaffirmance of judgment..
Checkmate :: Checkmate (n.) A complete check; utter defeat or overthrow.
Undermine :: Undermine (v. t.) To excavate the earth beneath, or the part of, especially for the purpose of causing to fall or be overthrown; to form a mine under; to sap; as, to undermine a wall..
Mat :: Mat (a.) Cast down; dejected; overthrown; slain.
Slight :: Slight (v. t.) To overthrow; to demolish.
Stability :: Stability (a.) The state or quality of being stable, or firm; steadiness; firmness; strength to stand without being moved or overthrown; as, the stability of a structure; the stability of a throne or a constitution..
Confusion :: Confusion (n.) Overthrow; defeat; ruin.
Supplantation :: Supplant (n.) To overthrow, undermine, or force away, in order to get a substitute in place of..
Level :: Level (v. t.) To bring to a lower level; to overthrow; to topple down; to reduce to a flat surface; to lower.
Afflict :: Afflict (v. t.) To strike or cast down; to overthrow.
Defeat :: Defeat (v. t.) To overcome or vanquish, as an army; to check, disperse, or ruin by victory; to overthrow..
Subverant :: Subvert (v. i.) To overthrow anything from the foundation; to be subversive.
Quash :: Quash (v. t.) To abate, annul, overthrow, or make void; as, to quash an indictment..
Overthrow :: Overthrow (v. t.) To cause to fall or to fail; to subvert; to defeat; to make a ruin of; to destroy.
Ruin :: Ruin (n.) Such a change of anything as destroys it, or entirely defeats its object, or unfits it for use; destruction; overthrow; as, the ruin of a ship or an army; the ruin of a constitution or a government; the ruin of health or hopes..
Demolition :: Demolition (n.) The act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying a pile or structure; destruction by violence; utter overthrow; -- opposed to construction; as, the demolition of a house, of military works, of a town, or of hopes..
Refutation :: Refutation (n.) The act or process of refuting or disproving, or the state of being refuted; proof of falsehood or error; the overthrowing of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine, or theory, by argument or countervailing proof..
Yezdegerdian :: Yezdegerdian (a.) Of or pertaining to Yezdegerd, the last Sassanian monarch of Persia, who was overthrown by the Mohammedans; as, the Yezdegerdian era, which began on the 16th of June, a. d. 632. The era is still used by the Parsees..
Worst :: Worst (a.) To gain advantage over, in contest or competition; to get the better of; to defeat; to overthrow; to discomfit..
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