overthrow
verb (used with object)
to depose, as from a position of power; overcome, defeat, or vanquish.
have overthrown
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present perfectof overthrow.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But when the ship Turalon arrives, Supervisor Kalico Aguila discovers that settlers have overthrown the colony Port Authority.
From The Verge ● Feb. 1, 2018
“It used to be there was a hierarchy,” Carville says, choking up, on Election Night, and then tells his staff that they have overthrown it.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 17, 2016
Egypt, Tunisia and Libya — all countries that have overthrown autocratic governments with American support since 2011 — adopted restrictive new laws or carried out prosecutions against minority faiths.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2013
"I thought I might have overthrown it for a second, but it came down and he caught it."
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2012
Rhino-mounted Bantu shock troops could have overthrown the Roman Empire.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
