Advanced English (2) • VERBS • 'O'
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verb [T ] C1 (overthrow-overthrew-overthrown) • overthrow regime/system/dictator • freq in AmE: 6/10 • Note ‼ When "overthrow" is a verb, the stress is on the second syllable, but when it is a noun, the stress is on the first syllable.
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to remove a government, system, or leader from power, often by force or uprising; metaphorically, to dismantle a dominant structure, belief, or authority
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verb [T ] C2 • synonyms: compensate, neutralize, counterbalance • offset costs/emissions/losses; offset by savings/gains • freq in AmE: 8/10
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to counterbalance or compensate for something, especially to reduce the negative impact or effect of one thing by introducing another
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verb [T ] C1 -tt- (also outsmart) • synonyms: outsmart, outmaneuver, trick • outwit the enemy/system/opponent; clever enough to outwit • freq in AmE: 6/10
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to defeat or gain an advantage over someone by being more clever or cunning than they are
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verb [T ] C1 formal • synonyms: erase, annihilate, wipe out • obliterate city/memory/identity; emotionally/symbolically/completely obliterate; fear/attempt to be obliterated; obliterate hope/self/history • freq in AmE: 6/10
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to destroy, erase, or remove something completely so that no trace remains; used in physical, emotional, and symbolic contexts
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