English Explanatory Dictionary

subvert

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.
  2. To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to corrupt; to confound.
  3. To upturn convention from the foundation by undermining it (literally, to turn from beneath).
noun
  1. An advertisement created by subvertising.

Pronunciation

/səbˈvɜːt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-subvert (verb).wav səbvûrtʹ /səbˈvɝt/ /ˈsʌbvət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-subvert (noun).wav sŭbʹvûrt /ˈsʌbvɚt/

Word forms

subvert subverts subverting subverted

Etymology

From Middle English subverten, from Old French subvertir, from Latin subvertō (“to overthrow”, literally “to underturn, turn from beneath”).

Synonyms

devastate erase wreck destroy annihilate aerosolize atomize benothing bewreck blot out blotto dash decompose demolish desolate diffuse disintegrate disperse dissolve eliminate eradicate exterminate extinguish extirpate fordo fuck harry jazz lay waste level liquidate nuke obliterate overthrow overturn pull down pulverize race raze ravage ravel remove ruin ruinate stamp out total subvert unbreed unexist unmake uproot waste wipe out wipe off corrupt seduce suborn adulterate debauch demoralize

Derived words

resubvert subversion subversive subvertable subvertible subvertingly unsubverted
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