Definition of subvert in English:

subvert

verb səbˈvəːtsəbˈvərt

[with object]

Undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution)
an attempt to subvert democratic government
Example sentencesExamples
- Does not the abrogation amount to subverting the justice system?
- By showing how easy it is to subvert the system the fear goes away.
- At the same time, big business is seen as subverting the democratic process through its financial support of favored candidates.
- Someone who subverts the system of nature, by constantly using the supernatural world, is going against the will of God.
- She clearly sees this as an attempt by the Republicans to steal her vote and subvert the system.
- Reactionary attempts to abolish or subvert parliamentary democracy must be resisted.
- Even exercising our vote may turn out to be no more than palliative in a democracy continually subverted by the power of money.
- They would have to subvert the system to keep her over here, but it could be done.
- Terrorism is hard to defend against because it subverts our institutions and turns our own freedoms and capabilities against us.
- The institution is successfully subverted from its institutional purpose and is converted into a private enterprise.
- Furthermore, the same group seem close to, if not the same as, those who have subverted democracy in the federal Liberal Party.
- Attempts to subvert the system while apparently remaining within it will likely be a lot more common.
- We hate an electoral system that is driven by money and that subverts real democracy.
- I think he will continue to find ways to subvert democracy in his own country.
- This is the truth missing from mythology, the truth that subverts the violent system of this world.
- Sequestering this great power in an unaccountable governing agency subverts democracy itself by treating citizens as children.
- Please reject this underhanded attempt to subvert democracy in Illinois.
- The parable, like the stories of the heroic women who disobeyed, in effect subverts the patriarchal system.
- The attempts to subvert the constitution and establish an autocratic form of rule have been on the agenda for quite some time.
- Are we to save our democratic systems by subverting them?
Synonyms
destabilize, unsettle, overthrow, overturn
bring down, bring about the downfall of, topple, depose, oust, supplant, unseat, dethrone, disestablish, dissolve
disrupt, wreak havoc on, sabotage, ruin, upset, destroy, annihilate, demolish, wreck, undo, undermine, undercut, weaken, impair, damage
corrupt, pervert, warp, deprave, defile, debase, distort, contaminate, poison, embitter
vitiate

Derivatives

subverter

noun səbˈvəːtəsəbˈvərdər

He won't win lots of popularity contests, but he's no subverter of the system's integrity.
Example sentencesExamples
- To the mass of mankind, therefore, the philosopher may appear as a spiritual saboteur, a subverter of things lawfully established, and an apologist for the devil.
- It cannot, for example, accommodate republicans, or socialists, or supra-nationalist subverters of British sovereignty.
- More importantly, and with wider relevance, the war was intended as a substantial demonstration of the continuing validity of the regulative order as against any would-be subverter of it.
- The channel is to news what reality TV is to reality: its calculated subverter, its smirking betrayer.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French subvertir or Latin subvertere, from sub- 'from below' + vertere 'to turn'.

Rhymes

advert, alert, animadvert, assert, avert, Bert, blurt, Burt, cert, chert, concert, controvert, convert, curt, desert, dessert, dirt, divert, exert, flirt, girt, hurt, inert, insert, introvert, Kurt, malapert, overt, pert, quirt, shirt, skirt, spirt, spurt, squirt, Sturt, vert, wort, yurt

Definition of subvert in US English:

subvert

verbsəbˈvərtsəbˈvərt

[with object]

Undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution)
an attempt to subvert democratic government
Example sentencesExamples
- Are we to save our democratic systems by subverting them?
- The attempts to subvert the constitution and establish an autocratic form of rule have been on the agenda for quite some time.
- By showing how easy it is to subvert the system the fear goes away.
- At the same time, big business is seen as subverting the democratic process through its financial support of favored candidates.
- Terrorism is hard to defend against because it subverts our institutions and turns our own freedoms and capabilities against us.
- Reactionary attempts to abolish or subvert parliamentary democracy must be resisted.
- I think he will continue to find ways to subvert democracy in his own country.
- She clearly sees this as an attempt by the Republicans to steal her vote and subvert the system.
- They would have to subvert the system to keep her over here, but it could be done.
- Someone who subverts the system of nature, by constantly using the supernatural world, is going against the will of God.
- Does not the abrogation amount to subverting the justice system?
- Sequestering this great power in an unaccountable governing agency subverts democracy itself by treating citizens as children.
- The parable, like the stories of the heroic women who disobeyed, in effect subverts the patriarchal system.
- The institution is successfully subverted from its institutional purpose and is converted into a private enterprise.
- We hate an electoral system that is driven by money and that subverts real democracy.
- Please reject this underhanded attempt to subvert democracy in Illinois.
- Furthermore, the same group seem close to, if not the same as, those who have subverted democracy in the federal Liberal Party.
- Attempts to subvert the system while apparently remaining within it will likely be a lot more common.
- This is the truth missing from mythology, the truth that subverts the violent system of this world.
- Even exercising our vote may turn out to be no more than palliative in a democracy continually subverted by the power of money.
Synonyms
destabilize, unsettle, overthrow, overturn
corrupt, pervert, warp, deprave, defile, debase, distort, contaminate, poison, embitter

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French subvertir or Latin subvertere, from sub- ‘from below’ + vertere ‘to turn’.

单词	subvert
释义	Definition of subvert in English: subvert verb səbˈvəːtsəbˈvərt [with object] Undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution) an attempt to subvert democratic government Example sentencesExamples Does not the abrogation amount to subverting the justice system? By showing how easy it is to subvert the system the fear goes away. At the same time, big business is seen as subverting the democratic process through its financial support of favored candidates. Someone who subverts the system of nature, by constantly using the supernatural world, is going against the will of God. She clearly sees this as an attempt by the Republicans to steal her vote and subvert the system. Reactionary attempts to abolish or subvert parliamentary democracy must be resisted. Even exercising our vote may turn out to be no more than palliative in a democracy continually subverted by the power of money. They would have to subvert the system to keep her over here, but it could be done. Terrorism is hard to defend against because it subverts our institutions and turns our own freedoms and capabilities against us. The institution is successfully subverted from its institutional purpose and is converted into a private enterprise. Furthermore, the same group seem close to, if not the same as, those who have subverted democracy in the federal Liberal Party. Attempts to subvert the system while apparently remaining within it will likely be a lot more common. We hate an electoral system that is driven by money and that subverts real democracy. I think he will continue to find ways to subvert democracy in his own country. This is the truth missing from mythology, the truth that subverts the violent system of this world. Sequestering this great power in an unaccountable governing agency subverts democracy itself by treating citizens as children. Please reject this underhanded attempt to subvert democracy in Illinois. The parable, like the stories of the heroic women who disobeyed, in effect subverts the patriarchal system. The attempts to subvert the constitution and establish an autocratic form of rule have been on the agenda for quite some time. Are we to save our democratic systems by subverting them? Synonyms destabilize, unsettle, overthrow, overturn bring down, bring about the downfall of, topple, depose, oust, supplant, unseat, dethrone, disestablish, dissolve disrupt, wreak havoc on, sabotage, ruin, upset, destroy, annihilate, demolish, wreck, undo, undermine, undercut, weaken, impair, damage corrupt, pervert, warp, deprave, defile, debase, distort, contaminate, poison, embitter vitiate Derivatives subverter noun səbˈvəːtəsəbˈvərdər He won't win lots of popularity contests, but he's no subverter of the system's integrity. Example sentencesExamples To the mass of mankind, therefore, the philosopher may appear as a spiritual saboteur, a subverter of things lawfully established, and an apologist for the devil. It cannot, for example, accommodate republicans, or socialists, or supra-nationalist subverters of British sovereignty. More importantly, and with wider relevance, the war was intended as a substantial demonstration of the continuing validity of the regulative order as against any would-be subverter of it. The channel is to news what reality TV is to reality: its calculated subverter, its smirking betrayer. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French subvertir or Latin subvertere, from sub- 'from below' + vertere 'to turn'. Rhymes advert, alert, animadvert, assert, avert, Bert, blurt, Burt, cert, chert, concert, controvert, convert, curt, desert, dessert, dirt, divert, exert, flirt, girt, hurt, inert, insert, introvert, Kurt, malapert, overt, pert, quirt, shirt, skirt, spirt, spurt, squirt, Sturt, vert, wort, yurt Definition of subvert in US English: subvert verbsəbˈvərtsəbˈvərt [with object] Undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution) an attempt to subvert democratic government Example sentencesExamples Are we to save our democratic systems by subverting them? The attempts to subvert the constitution and establish an autocratic form of rule have been on the agenda for quite some time. By showing how easy it is to subvert the system the fear goes away. At the same time, big business is seen as subverting the democratic process through its financial support of favored candidates. Terrorism is hard to defend against because it subverts our institutions and turns our own freedoms and capabilities against us. Reactionary attempts to abolish or subvert parliamentary democracy must be resisted. I think he will continue to find ways to subvert democracy in his own country. She clearly sees this as an attempt by the Republicans to steal her vote and subvert the system. They would have to subvert the system to keep her over here, but it could be done. Someone who subverts the system of nature, by constantly using the supernatural world, is going against the will of God. Does not the abrogation amount to subverting the justice system? Sequestering this great power in an unaccountable governing agency subverts democracy itself by treating citizens as children. The parable, like the stories of the heroic women who disobeyed, in effect subverts the patriarchal system. The institution is successfully subverted from its institutional purpose and is converted into a private enterprise. We hate an electoral system that is driven by money and that subverts real democracy. Please reject this underhanded attempt to subvert democracy in Illinois. Furthermore, the same group seem close to, if not the same as, those who have subverted democracy in the federal Liberal Party. Attempts to subvert the system while apparently remaining within it will likely be a lot more common. This is the truth missing from mythology, the truth that subverts the violent system of this world. Even exercising our vote may turn out to be no more than palliative in a democracy continually subverted by the power of money. Synonyms destabilize, unsettle, overthrow, overturn corrupt, pervert, warp, deprave, defile, debase, distort, contaminate, poison, embitter Origin Late Middle English: from Old French subvertir or Latin subvertere, from sub- ‘from below’ + vertere ‘to turn’.
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