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English Dictionary: subvert by the DICT Development Group
3 results for subvert
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subvert
v
  1. cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
    Synonym(s): overthrow, subvert, overturn, bring down
  2. 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"
    Synonym(s): corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
  3. destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
    Synonym(s): sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken
  4. destroy completely; "we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Subvert \Sub*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subverted}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Subverting}.] [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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Subvert \Sub*vert"\, v. i.
      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.
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