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subverting Definition


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subvert
verb subverted, subverting
    1. To undermine or overthrow (especially eg a government or other legally established body).
      Thesaurus: overthrow, supplant, supersede, destroy, upset, undermine, topple, capsize.
    2. To corrupt someone; to undermine (a principle, etc).
      Thesaurus: undermine, disrupt, demoralize, debase, pervert; Antonym: uphold, boost.
Derivative: subverter
noun
    Etymology: 14c: from Latin subvertere to overturn, from sub away + vertere to turn.



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