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单词 subvert
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
sub•vert /səbˈvɜrt/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object]
  1. to engage in or attempt subversion:Instead of cooperating, he worked to subvert her authority.
See -vert-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sub•vert  (səb vûrt′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to overthrow (something established or existing).
  2. to cause the downfall, ruin, or destruction of.
  3. to undermine the principles of;
    corrupt.
  • Latin subvertere to overthrow, equivalent. to sub- sub- + vertere to turn
  • Middle English subverten 1325–75
sub•vert′er, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged upset, disrupt, undermine, overturn, sabotage.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
subvert /səbˈvɜːt/ vb (transitive)
  1. to bring about the complete downfall or ruin of (something existing or established by a system of law, etc)
  2. to undermine the moral principles of (a person, etc); corrupt
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin subvertere to overturn, from sub- from below + vertere to turn

subˈverter n
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