subvert

subvert
Synonyms and related words:
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

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  • Subvert — may refer to: *Subversion (politics) *Subvert! *Subvert inc …   Wikipedia

  • subvert — I verb annihilate, confound, corrupt, defeat, demolish, demoralize, despoil, destroy, devastate, disestablish, dismantle, disrupt, evertere, extinguish, extirpate, impair, injure, lay waste, level, overset, overthrow, overturn, pervert, pull down …   Law dictionary

  • 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • subvert — late 14c., to raze, destroy, overthrow, from M.Fr. subvertir, from L. subvertere, from sub under (see SUB (Cf. sub )) + vertere to turn (see VERSUS (Cf. versus)). Related: Subverted; subverting …   Etymology dictionary

  • subvert — *overturn, overthrow, capsize, upset Analogous words: *ruin, wreck: *destroy, demolish: corrupt, pervert, deprave, *debase Antonyms: uphold, sustain …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • subvert — [v] rebel, destroy capsize, contaminate, corrupt, debase, defeat, demolish, deprave, depress, extinguish, invalidate, invert, level, overthrow, overturn, pervert, poison, pull down, raze, reverse, ruin, sabotage, supersede, supplant, suppress,… …   New thesaurus

  • subvert — ► VERB ▪ undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution). DERIVATIVES subversion noun subverter noun. ORIGIN Latin subvertere, from vertere to turn …   English terms dictionary

  • subvert — [səb vʉrt′] vt. [ME subverten < MFr subvertir < L subvertere < sub ,SUB + vertere, to turn: see VERSE] 1. to overthrow or destroy (something established) 2. to undermine or corrupt, as in morals subverter n …   English World dictionary

  • Subvert! — Infobox Album Name = Subvert! Type = studio Artist = Venetian Snares Released = 1998 Recorded = Genre = Breakcore Length = Label = Self released Producer = Aaron Funk Reviews = Last album = Spells 1998 This album = Subvert 1998 Next album = Fuck… …   Wikipedia

  • subvert — [[t]səbvɜ͟ː(r)t[/t]] subverts, subverting, subverted VERB To subvert something means to destroy its power and influence. [FORMAL] [V n] ...an alleged plot to subvert the state. [V n] ...a last attempt to subvert culture from within. Syn …   English dictionary

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