Overthrow
Overthrow verb - Rule against.
Subjugate is a synonym for overthrow in defeat topic. In some cases you can use "Subjugate" instead a verb "Overthrow".
Nearby Words: overthrown, overthrowing
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Knight Templar: Apart from being actual knights, the Liones Holy Knights are willing to overthrow their king, subjugate and kill innocent civilians, and other atrocities in order to prepare for a Holy War that was prophesied to come.
Source: Manga / The Seven Deadly Sins - While they aren't exactly nice people, the nobles aren't any better, especially once you look into their histories: even House Stark got to where they are by being ambitious enough to subjugate all the other houses in the North, and overthrow the previous rulers.
- Slave Race: After the humans overthrow the Squeem occupation, they bring the fight to the Squeem home system and subjugate their former overlords, who are only allowed to live due to their usefulness as symbionts for humans.
Source: Literature / Xeelee Sequence
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