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- pronunciation:
- s
 b
vuhrt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
subverts, subverting, subverted |
| definition 1: |
to overthrow or destroy, or cause the destruction of (an established authority, esp. a national government).
He was arrested for attempting to subvert the government.- synonyms:
- overthrow, topple, undermine
- similar words:
- conquer, depose, displace, oust, overpower, sabotage, vanquish
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| definition 2: |
to undermine the character, loyalties, or principles of (a person, institution, or the like); corrupt.
By her actions, she has subverted all that our club stands for.- synonyms:
- corrupt, degrade, demoralize, pervert
- similar words:
- debase, deprave, lower, ruin, sabotage, undo, warp
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| related words: |
abolish, abrogate, pervert |
adverb + (v.)subvert
actively, completely, constantly, easily, effectively, fully, partially, thereby, thus, totally, ultimately
(v.)subvert
+ adverb
within
(v.)subvert
+ noun
assumption,
authority,
claim,
code,
context,
convention,
democracy,
description,
distinction,
dominance,
equality,
expectation,
freedom,
function,
gender,
genre,
hegemony,
hierarchy,
identity,
ideology,
image,
independence,
intent,
intention,
justice,
law,
liberty,
logic,
loyalty,
meaning,
mission,
narrative,
narrator,
norm,
notion,
order,
paradigm,
patriarchy,
peace,
plot,
premise,
principle,
process,
purpose,
reality,
regime,
representation,
republic,
rule,
ruling,
sovereignty,
status,
stereotype,
structure,
system,
tendency,
tradition,
treaty,
virtue,
will,
wish
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| derivation: |
subverter (n.) |
The word subvert
contains the following part:
vers, vert
Latin
root
that means to turn; to be occupied with
  Example words:
adversary, adversative, adverse, adversity, advert, advertent, advertise, advertisement, animadversion, animadvert, anniversary, averse, aversion, avert, controversial, controversy, controvert, conversable, conversant, conversation, converse1, convert, converter, convertible, covert, divers, diverse, diversify, diversion, diversity, divert, divorce, eversion, evert, extraversion, extroversion, extrovert, inadvertence, inadvertent, intervertebral, introversion, introvert, inverse, inversion, invert, invertebrate, inverter, irreversible, malversation, obverse, perverse, perversion, perversity, pervert, reconvert, revers, reversal, reverse, reversible, reversion, revert, subversion, subvert, tergiversate, transversal, transverse, traverse, universalism, universality, universe, university, versatile, versatility, verse, versicle, version, verso, versus, vertebral, vertebrate, vertex, vertical, verticil, vertiginous, vice versa, vortex
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