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overthrown

UK
/ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊn/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈθroʊn/

Translations

overthrownpast participle
Used attributively and predicatively to describe someone or something that has been removed from power by force.
renverséSe dit d’un gouvernement, d’un régime ou d’une autorité destitués par la force.
The overthrown regime left the country in chaos.
Le régime renversé a plongé le pays dans le chaos.
Additional translations
détrônéS’emploie surtout pour un souverain ou un dirigeant privé de son pouvoir.
overthrowverb

overthrown

Past Participle

overthrew
Past Simple
overthrown
Past Participle
overthrowing
Gerund
UK
/ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊ/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈθroʊ/
The rebels aimed to overthrow the government.
Les rebelles visaient à renverser le gouvernement.
Additional translations
lancer trop loinSport.
Synonyms
topple
unseat
dethrone
remove
displace
subvert
overturn
upend
Antonyms
maintain
support
establish

Definitions

overthrownpast participle
Having been removed from power or authority by force; deposed.
The overthrown regime left the country in chaos.
overthrowverb
To remove forcibly from power.
The rebels aimed to overthrow the government.
To throw a ball or other object beyond the intended target.
The quarterback overthrew the receiver, resulting in an incomplete pass.
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