Subvert definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

To subvert something means to destroy its power and influence. [formal] ...an alleged plot to subvert the state. [VERB ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese EnglishDictionaryThesaurusSentencesConjugationGrammar Definitionof 'subvert'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× subvert (səbvɜːʳt ) Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresent tensesubverts ,presentparticiplesubverting ,pasttense,pastparticiplesubverted verb Tosubvertsomethingmeanstodestroyitspowerandinfluence. [formal]...anallegedplottosubvertthestate.[VERBnoun] ...alastattempttosubvertculturefromwithin.[VERBnoun] Synonyms:overturn,destroy,undermine,upset MoreSynonymsofsubvert MoreSynonymsofsubvert CollinsCOBUILDAdvancedLearner’sDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof subvert Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'subvert' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'subvert' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'ApolloniusofRhodes' HindiTranslationof'subvert' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency subvertinBritishEnglish (səbˈvɜːt ) verb(transitive)1. tobringaboutthecompletedownfallorruinof(somethingexistingorestablishedbyasystemoflaw,etc) 2. tounderminethemoralprinciplesof(aperson,etc);corrupt CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformssubverter(subˈverter)noun WordoriginC14:fromLatinsubverteretooverturn,fromsub-frombelow+verteretoturn WordFrequency subvertinAmericanEnglish (səbˈvɜrt ) verbtransitive1.  tooverthrowordestroy(somethingestablished) 2.  toundermineorcorrupt,asinmorals Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformssubverter(subˈverter) noun WordoriginMEsubverten