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Latest revision as of 03:59, 1 October 2013 English[edit] Etymology 1[edit] From Middle English subverten, from Latin subvertō ("to overthrow", literally "to underturn, turn from beneath"). Pronunciation[edit] subvert (third-person singular simple present subverts, present participle subverting, simple past and past participle subverted) - (transitive) To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.
- Shakespeare
- He […] razeth your cities, and subverts your towns.
- John Locke
- This would subvert the principles of all knowledge.
- (transitive) To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to corrupt; to confound.
- (transitive) To upturn convention from the foundation by undermining it (literally, to turn from beneath).
Derived terms[edit] Translations[edit] to upturn convention by undermining it | | | - Russian: подрывать (ru) (podryvátʹ) (осно́вы)
- Serbo-Croatian: please add this translation if you can
- Slovene: please add this translation if you can
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Etymology 2[edit] Back-formation from subvertising, by analogy with advert. Pronunciation[edit] subvert (plural subverts) - An advertisement created by subvertising.
Synonyms[edit] Translations[edit] advertisement created by subvertising 
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