Designate and Overthrow

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Designate

Designate verb - To pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty.

Usage example: he has yet to designate his successor as head of the firm

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Overthrow is an antonym for designate.

Nearby Words: design, designed, designation, designated, designating

Overthrow

Overthrow verb - Rule against.

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Antonyms for Overthrow

Designate is an antonym for overthrow.

Nearby Words: overthrown, overthrowing

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Common collocations

world	designate world	overthrow world
leader	designate leader	overthrow leader
heir	designate heir	overthrow heir
brother	designate brother	overthrow brother
Other words: humans, clans.

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