Overthrow and Uphold

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Overthrow

Overthrow verb - Rule against.

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Uphold is an antonym for overthrow in defeat topic.

Nearby Words: overthrown, overthrowing

Uphold

Uphold verb - To continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections.

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Overthrow is an antonym for uphold.

Nearby Words: upholder, upholding

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Common collocations

order	overthrow order	uphold order
way	overthrow way	uphold way
rule	overthrow rule	uphold rule
quo	overthrow quo	uphold quo

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Though he was never in the military, famed author Yukio Mishima sought to uphold this as he committed Harakiri after failing to overthrow the government and restore Imperial rule.

Source: Martyrdom Culture

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