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
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).
subvert (plural subverts)
An advertisement created by subvertising.
• subvertisement
Source: Wiktionary
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
26 June 2025
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
