Advanced English (2) • VERBS • 'O'

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overthrow
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.
The rebels sought to overthrow the corrupt regime. | 2. She wrote a manifesto to overthrow patriarchal structures.
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obalać (np. rząd, władzę)
to remove a government, system, or leader from power, often by force or uprising; metaphorically, to dismantle a dominant structure, belief, or authority
Buntownicy dążyli do obalenia skorumpowanego reżimu. | 2. Napisała manifest, by obalić patriarchalne struktury.
offset
verb [T ] C2 • synonyms: compensate, neutralize, counterbalance • offset costs/emissions/losses; offset by savings/gains • freq in AmE: 8/10
The savings offset the initial investment.
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kompensować, równoważyć, neutralizować
to counterbalance or compensate for something, especially to reduce the negative impact or effect of one thing by introducing another
Oszczędności zrekompensowały początkową inwestycję.
outwit
verb [T ] C1 -tt- (also outsmart) • synonyms: outsmart, outmaneuver, trick • outwit the enemy/system/opponent; clever enough to outwit • freq in AmE: 6/10
She managed to outwit the scammer by pretending to fall for the trick. | 2. In the story, the cunning fox outwits the hunters.
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przechytrzyć, wykiwać, pokonać sprytem
to defeat or gain an advantage over someone by being more clever or cunning than they are
Udało jej się przechytrzyć oszusta, udając, że daje się nabrać. | 2. W opowieści tej przebiegły lis przechytrza myśliwych.
obliterate
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
The explosion obliterated the entire building. | 2. She tried to obliterate the painful memory from her mind.
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unicestwić, zniszczyć, wymazać
to destroy, erase, or remove something completely so that no trace remains; used in physical, emotional, and symbolic contexts
Eksplozja unicestwiła cały budynek. | 2. Próbowała wymazać bolesne wspomnienie ze swojej pamięci.
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