subvert

sub·vert

 (səb-vûrt′)

tr.v. sub·vert·ed, sub·vert·ing, sub·verts

1. 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).

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[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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sub·vert′er n.

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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]

subˈverter n

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sub•vert

(səbˈvɜrt)

v.t.

1. to overthrow (something established or existing).

2. to cause the downfall or ruin of.

3. to undermine the principles of; corrupt.

[1325–75; Middle English < Latin subvertere to overthrow =sub- sub- + vertere to turn]

sub•vert′er, n.

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subvert

Past participle: subverted
Gerund: subverting

Imperative

subvert

subvert

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Thesaurus

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 depose, force out - force to leave (an office)
	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"

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subvert

verb

1. overturn, destroy, undermine, upset, ruin, wreck, demolish, sabotage an alleged plot to subvert the state

2. corrupt, pervert, deprave, poison, contaminate, confound, debase, demoralize, vitiate an attempt to subvert culture from within

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subvert

verb

1. To bring about the downfall of:

bring down, overthrow, overturn, topple, tumble, unhorse.

2. To damage, destroy, or defeat by sabotage:

sabotage, undermine.

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Translations

يُخَرِّب، يُهَدِّم

rozvrátitsvrhnout

omstyrteundergrave

umstoßenuntergraben

kukistaakumota

corromprerenverser

felforgat

grafa undan; kollvarpa

corromperesovvertire

ardomasisardytižlugdymas

gāztgrautiedragāt

corrumperenomverwerpenondergravenprotestreclame

nedbryteundergrave

subverter

ниспровергатьниспровергнуть

rozvrátiť

yıkmak

暗中破坏败坏颠覆

subvert

[sʌbˈvɜːt] VT (frm) → subvertir, trastornar

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subvert

[səbˈvɜː^rt] vt (= undermine) → subvertir

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

subvert

vt government → zu stürzen versuchen; faith, morals etc → untergraben, unterminieren; constitution, state authority, socialism → unterwandern; person → zum Umsturz anstacheln

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subvert

[səbˈvɜːt] vt → sovvertire

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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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