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obalić — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abolish verb To officially end a law, system, or practice.
  • debunk verb To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something; to refute.
  • overthrow verb To remove a government or leader from power by force.

Senses

obalić is used for these senses in English:

  • abolish To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]
  • debunk (transitive) To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something.
  • knock down (transitive) To hit or knock (something or someone), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.
  • overthrow (transitive, now, rare) To throw down to the ground, to overturn.
  • upend (transitive, figurative) To destroy, invalidate, overthrow, or defeat.

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