overthrow
English
/əʊvəˈθɹəʊ/, /ˌoʊvɚˈθɹoʊ/, /ˈəʊvəθɹəʊ/, /ˈoʊvɚˌθɹoʊ/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force.
- (transitive) To throw down to the ground, to overturn.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English overthrowen pre from English throw inherited from Middle English overthrow.
Origin
Middle English
overthrow
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bethrow English
- counterthrow English
- downthrow English
- forthrow English
- misthrow English
- offthrow English
- outthrow English
- overthrowable English
- overthrowal English
- overthrower English
- overthrowest English
- overthroweth English
- rethrow English
- throw English
- throw out English
- throwability English
- throwable English
- throward English
- throwaway English
- throwback English
- throwball English
- throwboard English
- throwbox English
- throwdown English
- thrower English
- throwest English
- throweth English
- throwline English
- throwster English
- underthrow English
- upthrow English
- windthrow English
- oferweorpan Old English
- weorpan Old English
- overthrow Middle English
- overthrowen Middle English
- throwen Middle English
- tromai Tok Pisin
- throw
- upthrow
- thrower
- rethrow
- bethrow
- throwbox
- misthrow
- forthrow
- throward
- offthrow
- throwest
- outthrow
- throweth
- throwaway
- throwball
- throwback
- throwdown
- throwable
- downthrow
- windthrow
- throwster
- throw out
- throwline
- throwboard
- underthrow
- overthrowal
- overthrower
- throwability
- overthrowest
- overthroweth
- counterthrow
- overthrowable