overthrow

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: over‧throw

verb

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /əʊvəˈθrəʊ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˌoʊvɚˈθroʊ/

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noun

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈəʊvəθrəʊ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈoʊvɚˌθroʊ/

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Verb

Plain form overthrow

Third-person singular overthrows

Past tense overthrew

Past participle overthrown

Present participle overthrowing

1. If you overthrow someone, you remove them from power with force.

Noun

Singular overthrow

Plural overthrows

1. An overthrow is the removal of a ruler or government by force.