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Overthrew
Overthrow O`ver*throw", v. t. [imp. Overthrew; p. p. Overthrown; p. pr. & vb. n. Overthrowing.] 1. To throw over; to overturn; to upset; to turn upside down. His wife overthrew the table. --Jer. Taylor. 2. To cause to fall or to fail; to subvert; to defeat; to make a ruin of; to destroy. When the walls of Thebes he overthrew. --Dryden. [Gloucester] that seeks to overthrow religion. --Shak. Syn: To demolish; overturn; prostrate; destroy; ruin; subvert; overcome; conquer; defeat; discomfit; vanquish; beat; rout.

Meaning of Overthrew from wikipedia

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