to subvert a government

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• government — n. 1) to form a government 2) to head; operate, run a government 3) to destabilize, subvert; dissolve; overthrow; seize a government 4) (a) clean; corrupt; strong; weak government 5) a caretaker; civil; coalition; military; provisional government …   Combinatory 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 — sub|vert [səbˈvə:t US ˈvə:rt] v [T] formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: subvertir, from Latin subvertere to turn from beneath, subvert ] 1.) to try to destroy the power and influence of a government or the established system ▪ an… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• 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 — 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 — sub|vert [ səb vɜrt ] verb transitive 1. ) to attack or harm a government or established system of law, politics, etc. 2. ) to make someone less loyal or less moral …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• subvert — [səbˈvɜːt] verb [T] to attack or harm a government or established belief subversion [səbˈvɜːʃ(ə)n] noun [U] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• subvert — v.tr. esp. Polit. overturn, overthrow, or upset (religion, government, the monarchy, morality, etc.). Derivatives: subverter n. Etymology: ME f. OF subvertir or L subvertere (as SUB , vertere vers turn) …   Useful english dictionary

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