subvert (verb)

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• subvert — ► VERB ▪ undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution). DERIVATIVES subversion noun subverter noun. ORIGIN Latin subvertere, from vertere to turn …   English terms dictionary

• subvert — I verb annihilate, confound, corrupt, defeat, demolish, demoralize, despoil, destroy, devastate, disestablish, dismantle, disrupt, evertere, extinguish, extirpate, impair, injure, lay waste, level, overset, overthrow, overturn, pervert, pull down …   Law dictionary

• subvert — verb 1) a plot to subvert the state Syn: destabilize, unsettle, overthrow, overturn; bring down, topple, depose, oust; disrupt, wreak havoc on, sabotage, ruin, undermine, weaken, damage 2) attempts t …   Thesaurus of popular words

• subvert — verb Subvert is used with these nouns as the object: ↑convention …   Collocations dictionary

• subvert — verb (T) formal 1 to try to destroy the power and influence of a government or established system etc: attempts to subvert the democratic process 2 to destroy someone s beliefs or loyalty …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• subvert — verb undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution). Derivatives subversion noun subverter noun Origin ME: from OFr. subvertir or L. subvers , subvertere, from sub from below + vertere to turn …   English new terms dictionary

• subvert — [[t]səbvɜ͟ː(r)t[/t]] subverts, subverting, subverted VERB To subvert something means to destroy its power and influence. [FORMAL] [V n] ...an alleged plot to subvert the state. [V n] ...a last attempt to subvert culture from within. Syn …   English dictionary

• subvert — UK [səbˈvɜː(r)t] / US [səbˈvɜrt] verb [transitive] Word forms subvert : present tense I/you/we/they subvert he/she/it subverts present participle subverting past tense subverted past participle subverted 1) to attack or harm a government or… …   English dictionary

• subvert — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French subvertir, from Latin subvertere, literally, to turn from beneath, from sub + vertere to turn more at worth Date: 14th century 1. to overturn or overthrow from the foundation ; ruin 2.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• subvert — 1. verb /səbˈvɜːt,səbˈvɝt/ a) To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly. b) To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to …   Wiktionary

• subvert — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. overthrow, overturn, upset; ruin, fell, raze. See destruction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. overturn, overthrow, suppress, supplant, supersede, ruin, destroy, extinguish, invert, depress, upset,… …   English dictionary for students