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sub⋅vert

  [suhb-vurt]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to overthrow (something established or existing).
2. to cause the downfall, ruin, or destruction of.
3. to undermine the principles of; corrupt.
Origin:
1325–75; ME subverten < L subvertere to overthrow, equiv. to sub- sub- + vertere to turn

Related forms:
sub⋅vert⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. upset, disrupt, undermine, overturn, sabotage.
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sub·vert   (səb-vûrt')   
tr.v.   sub·vert·ed, sub·vert·ing, sub·verts
  1. To destroy completely; ruin: "schemes to subvert the liberties of a great community" (Alexander Hamilton).
  2. To undermine the character, morals, or allegiance of; corrupt.
  3. To overthrow completely: "Economic assistance ... must subvert the existing ... feudal or tribal order" (Henry A. Kissinger). See Synonyms at overthrow.

[Middle English subverten, from Old French subvertir, from Latin subvertere : sub-, sub- + vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]
sub·vert'er n.
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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.

These are his substance, sinews, arms, and strength, With which he yoketh your rebellious necks, Razeth your cities, and subverts your towns. --Shak.

This would subvert the principles of all knowledge. --Locke.

2. To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to corrupt; to confound. --2 Tim. iii. 14.

Syn: To overturn; overthrow; destroy; invert; reverse; extinguish.

Subvert

Sub*vert"\, v. i. To overthrow anything from the foundation; to be subversive.

They have a power given to them like that of the evil principle, to subvert and destroy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : subvert
Spanish: subvertir; trastornar,
German: untergraben, umstoßen, …stürzen,
Japanese: 破滅させる
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subvert 
c.1375, from M.Fr. subvertir, from L. subvertere, from sub "under" + vertere "to turn" (see versus).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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