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   subvert

   /səbˈvəːt/

   verb

   • 1. undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution): "the case involved an attempt to subvert the rule of law" Similar destabilizeunsettleoverthrowoverturnbring downbring about the downfall oftoppledeposeoustsupplantunseatdethronedisestablishdissolvedisruptwreak havoc onsabotageruinupsetdestroyannihilatedemolishwreckundoundermineundercutweakenimpairdamagecorruptpervertwarpdepravedefiledebasedistortcontaminatepoisonembittervitiate

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French subvertir or Latin subvertere, from sub- ‘from below’ + vertere ‘to turn’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. subverter noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSUBVERT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SUBVERT definition: 1. to try to destroy or damage something, especially an established political system: 2. to try to…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of SUBVERT is to overturn or overthrow from the foundation : ruin. How to use subvert in a sentence.

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   Subvert definition: to overthrow (something established or existing).. See examples of SUBVERT used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySUBVERT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   When you subvert something, your words or actions criticize or undermine the usual way of doing something or common values. The girl who wears a tuxedo to the prom might subvert traditional ideas about beauty.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSUBVERT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   To subvert something means to destroy its power and influence. [formal] ...an alleged plot to subvert the state. [VERB noun] ...a last attempt to subvert culture from within. [VERB noun] Synonyms: overturn, destroy, undermine, upset More Synonyms of subvert. More Synonyms of subvert. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsubvert verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   [transitive] subvert something to challenge somebody’s ideas or expectations and make them consider the opposite synonym undermine. The film subverts notions of male and female identity.