Subvert

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Subvert \Sub*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subverted}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Subverting}.] [L. subvertere, subversum; sub under +
     vertere to turn: cf. F. subvertir. See {Verse}.]
     1. To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin
        utterly.
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              These are his substance, sinews, arms, and strength,
              With which he yoketh your rebellious necks,
              Razeth your cities, and subverts your towns. --Shak.
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              This would subvert the principles of all knowledge.
                                                    --Locke.
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     2. To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to
        corrupt; to confound. --2 Tim. iii. 14.
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     Syn: To overturn; overthrow; destroy; invert; reverse;
          extinguish.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Subvert \Sub*vert"\, v. i.
     To overthrow anything from the foundation; to be subversive.
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           They have a power given to them like that of the evil
           principle, to subvert and destroy.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  subvert
       v 1: cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown";
            "subvert the ruling class" [syn: {overthrow}, {overturn},
             {bring down}]
       2: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch
          the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was
          accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors
          subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" [syn: {corrupt},
           {pervert}, {demoralize}, {demoralise}, {debauch}, {debase},
           {profane}, {vitiate}, {deprave}, {misdirect}]
       3: destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The
          Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
          [syn: {sabotage}, {undermine}, {countermine}, {counteract},
           {weaken}]
       4: destroy completely; "we must not let our civil liberties be
          subverted by the current crisis"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  129 Moby Thesaurus words for "subvert":
     accommodate, adapt, adjust, alienate, alter, ameliorate, answer,
     answer conclusively, argue down, arise, better, brainwash,
     break up, capsize, careen, change, confound, confute, contradict,
     controvert, convert, corrupt, counterindoctrinate, crush, culbuter,
     debase, defeat, deform, demolish, denature, deny, deprave, destroy,
     dismiss, dispose of, diversify, finish, fit, floor, honeycomb,
     improve, indoctrinate, insurge, insurrect, keel over, meliorate,
     mitigate, modify, modulate, mount the barricades, mutate, mutineer,
     mutiny, nonplus, overset, overthrow, overturn, overwhelm, parry,
     pervert, put to silence, qualify, re-create, realign, rebel,
     rebuild, rebut, reconstruct, redesign, reduce to silence, refit,
     reform, refute, reindoctrinate, reluct, reluctate, remake, renew,
     reshape, restructure, revamp, revive, revolt, revolute, revolution,
     revolutionize, ring the changes, riot, rise, rise up, ruin,
     run riot, sabotage, sap, sap the foundations, settle,
     shift the scene, shuffle the cards, shut up, silence,
     smash all opposition, squash, squelch, strike, throw down,
     throw over, tip over, topple, topple over, topsy-turvify,
     topsy-turvy, turn a somersault, turn over, turn the scale,
     turn the tables, turn the tide, turn topsy-turvy, turn turtle,
     turn upside down, undermine, upend, upset, upturn, vary, weaken,
     win away, work a change, worsen, wreck