SUBVERT

subvert

(verb) destroy completely; “we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis”

overthrow, subvert, overturn, bring down

(verb) cause the downfall of; of rulers; “The Czar was overthrown”; “subvert the ruling class”

sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken

(verb) destroy property or hinder normal operations; “The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war”

corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect

(verb) corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; “debauch the young people with wine and women”; “Socrates was accused of corrupting young men”; “Do school counselors subvert young children?”; “corrupt the morals”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

subvert (third-person singular simple present subverts, present participle subverting, simple past and past participle subverted)

(transitive) To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.

(transitive) To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to corrupt; to confound.

(transitive) To upturn convention from the foundation by undermining it (literally, to turn from beneath).

Etymology 2

Noun

subvert (plural subverts)

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Synonyms

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Source: Wiktionary

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Sub*vert", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Subverting.] Etym: [L. subvertere, subversum; sub under + vertere to turn: cf. F. subvertir. See Verse.]

1. To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly. These are his substance, sinews, arms, and strength, With which he yoketh your rebellious necks, Razeth your cities, and subverts your towns. Shak. This would subvert the principles of all knowledge. Locke.

2. To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to corrupt; to confound. 2 Tim. iii. 14.

Syn.

– To overturn; overthrow; destroy; invert; reverse; extinguish.

Sub*vert", v. i.

Definition: To overthrow anything from the foundation; to be subversive. They have a power given to them like that of the evil principle, to subvert and destroy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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