overthrow (v.) Copy link Outline I. To throw down1. dējĭcio, jēci, ctum, 32. ēverto, ti, sum, 33. perverto, 34. afflīgo, xi, ctum, 3 (to dash violently to the ground)II. To subvert, ruin, destroy1. ēverto, 12. perverto, 33. subverto, 3 (esp. by insidious, underhand attacks)4. prōflīgo, 1 (lit. to dash down; hence, to do fatal damage to5. percello, cŭli, culsum, 3 (to deal a violent, fatal blow to)6. ēruo, i, ŭtum, 3 (completely to o. and destroy)III. To conquer completely1. prōflīgo, 12. fundo, prŏfundo, 33. dēvinco, dēbello, etc.4. opprĭmo, pressi, ssum, 3 (to crush, overwhelm) • overthrow (v.): I. To throw down: 1. dējĭcio, jēci, ctum, 3: to o. the statues of the men of old, statuas veterum hominum d., Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 19 Hor. Od. 1, 2, 15. 2. ēverto, ti, sum, 3: to o. a house on its owner's head, in dominum tecta e., Ov. M. 1, 231: Or. pro Dom. 40, 105: v. to upset. (Oftener in sense II.) 3. perverto, 3: v. to overturn. 4. afflīgo, xi, ctum, 3 (to dash violently to the ground): to o. a (sepulchral) monument, monumentum a., Cic. Coel. 32, 78: to o. a house, domum a., Or. pro Dom. 40, extr. See also to overturn. II. To subvert, ruin, destroy: 1. ēverto, 1: to o. states utterly, civitates funditus e., Cic. in Pis. 35, 86: Virg.: Ov. 2. perverto, 3: (to o. completely: in fig. sense): to shake and o. friendship, justice, amicitiam, justitiam labefactare atque p., Cic. Fin. 3, 21, 70. 3. subverto, 3 (esp. by insidious, underhand attacks): the house of the Crassi o.n., subversa domus Crassorum, Tac. H. 4, 42: Nep. Pel. 2. Fig.: rapacity overthrew honesty, avaritia fidem subvertit, Sall. Cat. 10. 4. prōflīgo, 1 (lit. to dash down; hence, to do fatal damage to: see also III.): to o. a commonwealth, rempublicam p., Cic. de Or. 3, 1, 3. 5. percello, cŭli, culsum, 3 (to deal a violent, fatal blow to): to o. (ruin) the commonwealth, rempublicam p., Tac. A. 2, 39, init.: Suet. 6. ēruo, i, ŭtum, 3 (completely to o. and destroy): to o. a kingdom, regnum e., Virg. Aen. 2, init.: Vell.: expr. pass. by concĭdo, i, 3 (to come to the ground, be o.n): in the year in which Carthage was o.n, eodem anno quo Carthago concidit, Vell. 1, 13: the authority of the senate having been o.n, quum senatus auctoritas concidisset, Cic. Att. 1, 16, 3: Virg. Hor.: v. to fall. In like manner, pĕreo, 4, irr.: v. to perish. III. To conquer completely: 1. prōflīgo, 1: to o. and cut to pieces the forces of the enemy, copias hostium p., occidere, Cic. Ph. 14, 14, 37: Caes. 2. fundo, prŏfundo, 3: v. to rout. 3. dēvinco, dēbello, etc.: v. to subdue, conquer. 4. opprĭmo, pressi, ssum, 3 (to crush, overwhelm): to o. the freedom of the people, libertatem populi o., Nep. Alc. 3: to o. (put down) an intolerable domination, intolerandam potentiam o., Cic. R. Am. 13, 13.
overthrow (subs.) Copy link • overthrow (subs.): ruīna; cāsus, ūs (v. fall, ruin); excĭdium (v. destruction).
OVERTHROW Copy link • OVERTHROW 1. v. destruere (to take asunder; opposed to construere): demoliri (to break down, and destroy): diruere, proruere (to separate by throwing down, to destroy): evertere (by digging and tearing up what is fixed in the ground; opposed to fundare; e.g., urbem, rempublicam: reipublicae fundamenta): pervertere (by pushing down what stands fast): subvertere (by secretly undermining; e.g., imperium, leges, libertatem, etc.): delere (blot out; hence, deprive of its existence): exstinguere (to put out, and so cause to cease; hope, spem, etc.): tollere (to take away; destroy, urbem, legem, etc.): to overthrow utterly, funditus tollere, evertere, etc. To overthrow plans, etc., ad vanum, or ad irritum, or ad vanum et irritum redigere (☞ avoid ad nihil redigere in this sense): perimere: disturbare (e.g., nuptias, legem): to overthrow all a person’s plans, disturbare alicui omnes rationes: to overthrow one’s opinion, opiaione aliquem dejicere. 2. s. Act of overthrowing, destructio; demolitio; or by the verbs. Destruction, ruin, obitus (the mildest term; often used for natural death): occasus (of a person or thing). (The words are found in this connection and order.) obitus occasusque; obitus et occasus; ruinae; occasus et ruinae; interitus (a ceasing to be; of a person or thing; stronger than occasus). (The words are found in this connection and order.) occasus interitusque; interitus atque obitus; exitium (tragical end of a person or thing): pernicies (destruction or violent end; occasioned by a living agent).