subvert

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sub·vert / səbˈvərt/ • v. [tr.] undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution): an attempt to subvert democratic government.DERIVATIVES: sub·ver·sion / -ˈvərzhən; -shən/ n.sub·vert·er n.

subversive

views updated May 29 2018

sub·ver·sive / səbˈvərsiv/ • adj. seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution: subversive literature.• n. a person with such aims.DERIVATIVES: sub·ver·sive·ly adv.sub·ver·sive·ness n.

subvert

views updated May 21 2018

subvert overturn, overthrow. XIV. — OF. subvertir or L. subvertere, f. SUB- + vertere turn.
So subversion XIV. — (O)F. or late L.