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(səb-vûrt′)Subvert definition: 1. To try to destroy or damage something, especially an established political system: 2. 40+1 sentence examples: 1. The rebel army is attempting to subvert the government. The rebellious troops attempted to subvert the present government. I subvert the whole world just to straighten your reflection. I subvert the entire world, o.
tr.v.sub·vert·ed, sub·vert·ing, sub·verts1. To overthrow or destroy (a government or an established order or authority). See Synonyms at overthrow.
2. To undermine, overturn, or render ineffective (a rule or an established notion, such as a stereotype, for example).
3. To cause to serve a purpose other than the original or established one; commandeer or redirect: 'a short, virus-like piece of DNA that replicates itself ... by subverting the cell's DNA replication machinery'(Richard Dawkins).
4. To undermine, mislead, or betray: 'Willy's batch of unexamined dreams and aspirations confused, misled, and subverted him'(Joseph Badaracco).
[Middle English subverten, from Old French subvertir, from Latin subvertere : sub-, sub- + vertere, to turn; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
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subvert
(səbˈvɜːt
) vb (tr
) 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to bring about the complete downfall or ruin of (something existing or established by a system of law, etc)
2. to undermine the moral principles of (a person, etc); corrupt
[C14: from Latin subvertere to overturn, from sub- from below + vertere to turn]
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sub•vert
(səbˈvɜrt)v.t.
1. to overthrow (something established or existing).
3. to undermine the principles of; corrupt.
[1325–75; Middle English < Latin subvertere to overthrow =sub-sub- + vertere to turn]
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subvert
Past participle: subverted
Gerund: subverting
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
| Verb | 1. | subvert - cause the downfall of; of rulers; 'The Czar was overthrown'; 'subvert the ruling class' overthrow, bring down, overturn revolutionize - overthrow by a revolution, of governments |
| 2. | subvert - 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' corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, vitiate alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; 'The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city'; 'The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue' carnalise, sensualise, sensualize, carnalize - debase through carnal gratification infect - corrupt with ideas or an ideology; 'society was infected by racism' lead astray, lead off - teach immoral behavior to; 'It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits' poison - spoil as if by poison; 'poison someone's mind'; 'poison the atmosphere in the office' suborn - incite to commit a crime or an evil deed; 'He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife' | |
| 3. | subvert - destroy property or hinder normal operations; 'The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war' countermine, sabotage, undermine, weaken, counteract derail - cause to run off the tracks; 'they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste' disobey - refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; 'He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired' | |
| 4. | subvert - destroy completely; 'we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis' ruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; 'You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!'; 'The tears ruined her make-up' |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
subvert
verb1.overturn, destroy, undermine, upset, ruin, wreck, demolish, sabotagean alleged plot to subvert the state
2.corrupt, pervert, deprave, poison, contaminate, confound, debase, demoralize, vitiatean attempt to subvert culture from within
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
subvert
verb1. To bring about the downfall of:bring down, overthrow, overturn, topple, tumble, unhorse.
2. To damage, destroy, or defeat by sabotage:
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rozvrátitsvrhnout
grafa undan; kollvarpa
ardomasisardytižlugdymas
corrumperenomverwerpenondergravenprotestreclame
rozvrátiť
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Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
subvert
vt government → zu stürzenversuchen; faith, morals etc → untergraben, unterminieren; constitution, state authority, socialism → unterwandern; person →
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subvert
(səbˈvəːt) verb to overthrow or ruin completely (eg a person's morals, loyalty, arguments, a government). ruïneer, omverwerp يُخَرِّب، يُهَدِّم руша subverter rozvrátit, svrhnout untergraben, umstoßen, ...stürzen undergrave; omstyrte υπονομεύω, ανατρέπω, υποσκάπτωsubvertir; trastornar kummutama, hukutama برانداختن kaataa corrompre; renverser לַחֲתוֹר תַחָת नष्ट करना, समाप्त करना, निष्टाहीन बना देना, विश्राम बिगाड़ना, उलट देना, विमुख करना potkopati, srušiti felforgat merusak grafa undan; kollvarpa sovvertire; corrompere 破滅させる 전복하다, 파괴시키다 griauti, ardyti, pakirsti, žlugdyti iedragāt; graut; gāzt merosak omverwerpenundergrave, nedbryteobalić, zniszczyć له منځه وړل، ړنګول subverter a răsturna; a ruina свергать; разрушать zvrhnúť; rozvrátiť, vyvrátiť spodkopati podrivati omstörta, bryta ner ล้มล้าง yıkmak 敗壞，暗中破壞，顛覆 скидати; повалити تہ و بالا کرنا lật đổ, phá vỡ 败坏，暗中破坏，颠覆
subˈversion (-ʃən) , ((American) -ʒən) noun omverwerping تَخْريب، تَدْمير، تَهْديم подривна дейност subversão svržení der Umsturz statsfjendtlig virksomhed υπονόμευση, ανατροπήsubversión kukutamine, pööre براندازي kumous subversionחתרנות विनाश समापन, उच्छेदन rušenje, prevrat felforgatás subversi spilling; kollvörpun sovversione, sovvertimento 破滅 전복, 파괴 griovimas, ardymas, žlugdymas (iekārtas u.tml.) graušana; (valdības) gāšana subversi omverwerpingundergraving, nedbryting działalność wywrotowa ړنګونه ،غورځونه subversão subversiune свержение; ниспровержение zvrhnutie prevrat prevrat omstörtning, nedbrytning การโค่นล้ม; การทำลาย yıkma 顛覆 скинення, повалення بربادی sự lật đổ, sự phá vỡ 颠覆
subˈversive (-siv) adjective likely to destroy or overthrow (government, discipline in a school etc). That boy is a subversive influence in this class. subversief هَدّام، مُخَرِّب подмолен subversivo rozvratný zerstörerisch undergravende υπονομευτικός, ανατρεπτικόςsubversivo hukutav ضد رژيم kumouksellinen subversifחתרן विनाशक, उच्छेदक rušilački, subverzivan felforgató (tevékenység) subversif niðurrifs-; spillandi sovversivo 破壊的な 파괴하는, 멸망시키는 ardomasis, griaunamasis (disciplīnu u.tml.) graujošs; musinošs subversif subversiefundergravende, nedbrytende wywrotowy مخرب، له منځه وړونکی subversivo subversiv подрывной; разрушительный rozvratný prevraten subverzivan subversiv, omstörtande ที่เป็นการโค่นล้ม; บ่อนทำลายทางด้านการเมือง yıkıcı 起破壞作用的，有顛覆傾向的 руйнівний; згубний تخریبی có tính chất lật đổ 起破坏作用的，有颠覆倾向的
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