SUBVERTS

Noun

subverts

plural of subvert

Verb

subverts

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of subvert

Anagrams

• subverst

Source: Wiktionary


SUBVERT

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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