SUBVERT


Meaning of SUBVERT in English

■ verb undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).

Derivatives

subversion noun

~er noun

Origin

ME: from OFr. ~ir or L. subvers- , ~ere , from sub- 'from below' + vertere 'to turn'.

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