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.
that seeks to overthrow religion. Shak.
Syn. — To demolish; overturn; prostrate; destroy; ruin; subvert; overcome; conquer; defeat; discomfit; vanquish; beat; rout.