"o'erthrow" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: o'erthrows [present, singular, third-person], o'erthrowing [participle, present], o'erthrew [past], o'erthrown [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|o'erthrows|o'erthrowing|o'erthrew|o'erthrown}} o'erthrow (third-person singular simple present o'erthrows, present participle o'erthrowing, simple past o'erthrew, past participle o'erthrown)
  1. (poetic) Alternative form of overthrow Tags: alt-of, alternative, poetic Alternative form of: overthrow
    Sense id: en-o'erthrow-en-verb-zpocjZyS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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