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.
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