Overthrown
Taken over and overthrown are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Taken over" instead an adjective "Overthrown".
Nearby Words: overthrow, overthrowing
Taken over
Overthrown and taken over are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Overthrown" instead an adjective phrase "Taken over".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- overcome and overthrown
- overcome and taken over
- overwhelmed and overthrown
- overwhelmed and taken over
- overpowered and overthrown
- overpowered and taken over
- beaten and overthrown
- beaten and taken over
- defeated and overthrown
- defeated and taken over
- cursed and overthrown
- cursed and taken over
- broken and overthrown
- broken and taken over
Both terms in one sentence
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The only "enlightened" might be Zepp, who were originally a Totalitarian Utilitarian government before being overthrown and taken over by Gabriel and subsequently reformed into a more democratic nation.
Source: Romanticism Versus Enlightenment -
By the time of Charlemagne's rule, the Umayyads had been overthrown, and the Abassids had taken over.
Source: The Low Middle Ages -
Both started as benevolent forces separate from the government, were taken over by tyrants who made them the government, then returned to benevolence after the tyrants were overthrown.
Source: Video Game / Sword of the Stars
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