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# overthrowest

verb, old form used with thou

«overthrowest» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Early Modern English

### Meaning

«overthrowest» means «you overthrow», a form of «overthrow»: To overthrow a ruler or government is to remove them from power by force. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/O/overthrowest/#m1)

### Then and now

Only the ending is old: -est or -st was the ending used with thou, which today is you with no ending: «thou overthrowest» = «you overthrow».

### Examples

- And in the greatness of Thine excellency Thou overthrowest them that rise up against Thee; Thou sendest forth Thy wrath, it consumeth them as stubble. (Torah EXO.15.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/O/overthrowest/#x1)

### Note

Today: you overthrow.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «overthrowest» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/O/overthrowest/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«overthrowest» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/overthrowest.html) on Mova free.