English-Italian translations for overthrow

• deporre
• rovesciare
  L’Unione cerca, in combutta con gli Stati Uniti, di rovesciare il socialismo nell’isola della rivoluzione. Together with the USA, they are endeavouring to overthrow socialism on the island of the revolution.
  Hu Jia è stato arrestato con il pretesto di aver incitato altri a rovesciare il governo nazionale. Hu Jia was arrested on the pretext that he had been inciting others to overthrow the national government.
  Bloccando il mercato europeo, possiamo dimostrare la nostra determinazione a rovesciare il regime di Lukashenko. By cutting off the European market, we can demonstrate our determined intention to overthrow Lukashenko's regime.

Definition of overthrow

• To bring about the downfall of , especially by force#Noun|force
• To throw#Verb|throw down to the ground#Noun|ground, to overturn
• A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force#Noun|force or threat#Noun|threat of force
• An act of throw#Verb|throwing something to the ground#Noun|ground; an overturning#Noun|overturning
• To throw#Verb|throw so that it goes too far
• A throw#Noun|throw that goes too far

Examples

• I hate the current government, but not enough to want to overthrow them
• He overthrew first base, for an error

Related words

• overthink
• overthwart
• Overthorpe
• overthick
• overthink things