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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
These are his substance, sinews, arms, and strength,
With which he yoketh your rebellious necks, Razeth
your cities, and subverts your towns. --Shak.
This would subvert the principles of all knowledge.
--Locke.
2. To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to
corrupt; to confound. --2 Tim. iii. 14.
Syn: To overturn; overthrow; destroy; invert; reverse;
extinguish.
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