subvert.
To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.
Meaning & usage
To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.
To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to corrupt; to confound.
The oppressive regime stays in power only as long as they manage to subvert the will of the people.
To upturn convention from the foundation by undermining it (literally, to turn from beneath).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English subverten, from Old French subvertir, from Latin subvertō (“to overthrow”, literally “to underturn, turn from beneath”).
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Back-formation from subvertising, by analogy with advert.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.