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- Dictionarysubvert/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
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Subvert means to try to destroy or damage something, especially an established political system. Learn how to use this formal verb in sentences, see related words and phrases, and hear the pronunciation.
Subvert means to overturn, overthrow, or corrupt from the foundation or the foundation. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of subvert.
Subvert definition: to overthrow (something established or existing).. See examples of SUBVERT used in a sentence.
Subvert means to try to destroy or damage something, especially an established political system. Learn how to use this formal verb with examples from various sources and translations in different languages.
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.
Subvert means to destroy the power and influence of something, or to undermine the moral principles of someone. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and examples of subvert in British and American English.
[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.
