obarati

1. to knock down; to bring down; to fell
   Ovaj vetar obara drveće po celom gradu. — This wind is knocking down trees all over the city.
   Protivvazdušna odbrana je celu noć obarala dronove. — Air defence was shooting down drones all night.
2. (of a government) to overthrow; to topple
   U toj zemlji vojska često obara vlade. — In that country the army often topples governments.
3. (of a record) to break records
   Ova plivačica obara rekord za rekordom. — This swimmer breaks one record after another.
4. (of prices) to cut; to bring down
   Prodavnice pred praznike obaraju cene. — Shops cut their prices before the holidays.
5. (of arguments, a theory) to disprove; to refute
   Nova istraživanja obaraju tu staru teoriju. — New research is disproving that old theory.
6. (of eyes, head) to lower; to cast down
   Kad ga pogledaš, on stidljivo obara pogled. — When you look at him, he shyly lowers his eyes.
7. colloq. (in an exam) to fail someone
   Taj profesor često obara studente na ispitu. — That professor often fails students in the exam.

Transitive, takes the accusative; the perfective is oboriti.