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subvert

Pronunciation: /səbˈvəːt/
Definition of subvert

verb

[with object]
  • undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution):an attempt to subvert democratic government

Derivatives

subversion

Pronunciation: /-ˈvəːʃ(ə)n/
noun

subverter

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French subvertir or Latin subvertere, from sub- 'from below' + vertere 'to turn'

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