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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Subvert \Sub*vert"\, v. i.
     To overthrow anything from the foundation; to be subversive.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           They have a power given to them like that of the evil
           principle, to subvert and destroy.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              These are his substance, sinews, arms, and strength,
              With which he yoketh your rebellious necks,
              Razeth your cities, and subverts your towns. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              This would subvert the principles of all knowledge.
                                                    --Locke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to
        corrupt; to confound. --2 Tim. iii. 14.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To overturn; overthrow; destroy; invert; reverse;
          extinguish.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.

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 Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  subvert
     Αγγλικά vb.
     υπονομεύω, διαστρέφω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  subvert
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow;
  to ruin utterly.
     2 (lb en transitive) To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the
  truth; to corrupt; to confound.
     3 (lb en transitive) To upturn convention from the foundation by
  undermine it (literally, to turn from beneath).
     n.
     An advertisement created by subvertising.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  subvert
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow;
  to ruin utterly.
     2 (lb en transitive) To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the
  truth; to corrupt; to confound.
     3 (lb en transitive) To upturn convention from the foundation by
  undermine it (literally, to turn from beneath).
     n.
     An advertisement created by subvertising.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  subvert
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow;
  to ruin utterly.
     2 (lb en transitive) To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the
  truth; to corrupt; to confound.
     3 (lb en transitive) To upturn convention from the foundation by
  undermine it (literally, to turn from beneath).
     n.
     An advertisement created by subvertising.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  subvert
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow;
  to ruin utterly.
     2 (lb en transitive) To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the
  truth; to corrupt; to confound.
     3 (lb en transitive) To upturn convention from the foundation by
  undermine it (literally, to turn from beneath).
     n.
     An advertisement created by subvertising.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  subvert
     Englanti vb.
     1 kukistaa (''laillinen instituutio''), kumota (''laki tms.,
  laittomin keinoin''), mullistaa
     2 kääntää ihmisten käsitykset päälaelleen, sabotoida ihmismieltä
  totuus kätkemiseksi ja yhteiskunnan heikentämiseksi

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  subvert
     Engelska vb.
     störta

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Subvert /səbvˈɜːt/
  خرّب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  subvert //səbˈvɜːt// //səbˈvɝt// 
  1. катурвам, събарям
  to overthrow
  2. развращавам
  to pervert the mind
  3. подривам
  to upturn convention by undermining it

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  subvert /səbvˈɜːt/ 
  podrýt

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  subvert /səbvˈɜːt/ 
  svrhnout

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  subvert /səbvˈɜːt/ 
  zerrütten 
   see: subverting, subverted, subverts, subverted
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  subvert /səbvˈɜːt/ 
  zersetzen, untergraben, unterwandern 
     Synonym: undermine
  
   see: subverting, undermining, subverted, undermined
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  subvert /səbvˈɜːt/
  
  ανατρέπω, υπονομεύω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  subvert //ˈsʌbvət// //ˈsʌbvɚt// 
  vastamainos
  advertisement created by subvertising

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  subvert //səbˈvɜːt// //səbˈvɝt// 
  1. kumota, kukistaa
  to overthrow
  2. horjuttaa, tuhota
  to pervert the mind
  3. kumota, mullistaa
  to upturn convention by undermining it

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  subvert /sʌbvəːt/
  saper, miner

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  subvert /səbvˈɜːt/
  oboriti, srušiti

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  subvert /sʌbvəːt/
  ondergraven, ondermijnen

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  subvert /sʌbvəːt/
  minar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  subvert //səbˈvɜːt// //səbˈvɝt// 
  omstörta, störta
  to overthrow

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  subvert /səbvˈɜːt/
  1. altüst etmek, harap etmek
  2. devirmek, yıkmak
  3. bozmak, ifsat etmek.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/səbˈvɝt/

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

  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
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 推翻,颠覆,毁减;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 推翻,颠覆,毁灭

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