subvert

[ suhb-vurt ]

/ səbˈvɜrt /

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verb (used with object)

to overthrow (something established or existing).

to cause the downfall, ruin, or destruction of.

to undermine the principles of; corrupt.

Words nearby subvert

subvaginal, subvene, subvention, subversion, subversive, subvert, subviral, subvirus, subvisible, subvocal, subvocal speech

Origin of subvert

1325–75; Middle English subverten < Latin subvertere to overthrow, equivalent to sub- sub- + vertere to turn

SYNONYMS FOR subvert

1 upset, disrupt, undermine, overturn, sabotage.

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OTHER WORDS FROM subvert

sub·vert·er, nounun·sub·vert·ed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for subverted

But in one crucial way she subverted expectations: she worked.
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The offices of the auricles and the ventricles are subverted.
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Every principle of policy must be subverted, and the government must declare war before they are prepared to carry it on.
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By declaring themselves the protectors of the people, Marius and Cæsar had subverted the constitution of their country.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|Edward Gibbon
The authority and jurisdiction of the United States were wholly overthrown and subverted in Arkansas.
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The ruling class, the law, and the government of the old order had been subverted.
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British Dictionary definitions for subverted

subvert

/ (səbˈvɜːt) /

verb (tr)

to bring about the complete downfall or ruin of (something existing or established by a system of law, etc)

to undermine the moral principles of (a person, etc); corrupt

Derived forms of subvert

subverter, noun

Word Origin for subvert

C14: from Latin subvertere to overturn, from sub- from below + vertere to turn

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