overthrowing

  • 71Overthrow — O ver*throw , n. 1. The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrown; ruin. [1913 Webster] Your sudden overthrow much rueth me. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. (a) (Baseball) The act of throwing a ball too high, as over a player s head. (b)… …

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  • 72Overthrown — 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. [1913 Webster] His wife overthrew the table. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …

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  • 73Rebellion — Re*bel lion (r[ e]*b[e^]l y[u^]n), n. [F. r[ e]bellion, L. rebellio. See {Rebel}, v. i. Among the Romans rebellion was originally a revolt or open resistance to their government by nations that had been subdued in war. It was a renewed war.] 1.… …

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  • 74Refutation — Ref u*ta tion (r?f ?*t? sh?n), n. [L. refutatio: cf. F. r[ e]futation.] The act or process of refuting or disproving, or the state of being refuted; proof of falsehood or error; the overthrowing of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine, or… …

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  • 75Reversal — Re*ver sal, n. [From {Reverse}.] 1. The act of reversing; the causing to move or face in an opposite direction, or to stand or lie in an inverted position; as, the reversal of a rotating wheel; the reversal of objects by a convex lens. [1913… …

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  • 76Vindicate — Vin di*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vindicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vindicating}.] [L. vindicatus, p. p. of vindicare to lay claim to, defend, avenge. See {Vengeance}.] 1. To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim. [R.] [1913 Webster] Is thine… …

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  • 77Vindicated — Vindicate Vin di*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vindicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vindicating}.] [L. vindicatus, p. p. of vindicare to lay claim to, defend, avenge. See {Vengeance}.] 1. To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim. [R.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 78Vindicating — Vindicate Vin di*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vindicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vindicating}.] [L. vindicatus, p. p. of vindicare to lay claim to, defend, avenge. See {Vengeance}.] 1. To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim. [R.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 79sedition — Willfully advocating or teaching the duty or necessity of overthrowing the US government or any political subdivision by force or violence. See also counterintelligence …

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  • 80counterrevolution — noun Date: 1793 1. a revolution directed toward overthrowing a government or social system established by a previous revolution 2. a movement to counteract revolutionary trends • counterrevolutionary adjective or noun …

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