све́ргнуть — meaning in English

English meaning

• overthrow verb To remove a government or leader from power by force.
• topple verb To fall over, or to cause something to fall over, especially from being top-heavy or unstable.

Senses

све́ргнуть is used for these senses in English:

• cast down (transitive) To overthrow, to defeat or bring to ruin.
• overthrow (transitive) To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force; to usurp.
• topple (transitive) To push or throw over.

overthrow — full definition

1. verb To remove a government or leader from power by force.
2. noun The forced removal of a ruler or government.

topple — full definition

1. verb To fall over, or to cause something to fall over, especially from being top-heavy or unstable.
2. verb To overthrow a government or leader.

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