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Definition of Subverts

Subvert
Subvert Sub*vert", v. i. To overthrow anything from the foundation; to be subversive. They have a power given to them like that of the evil principle, to subvert and destroy.
Subvert
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.

Meaning of Subverts from wikipedia

- Look up subversion or Subversion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Subversion is an attempt to overthrow structures of authority. Subversion may also...
- A subverted rhyme, teasing rhyme or mind rhyme is the suggestion of a rhyme which is left unsaid and must be inferred by the listener. A rhyme may be...
- Subverted support is a logical fallacy of explanation which attempts to explain something that does not happen. X happens because of Y (when X does not...
- can be subverted. Furthermore, it may help to identify practices and tools that are not subversive. Institutions and morals can be subverted, but ideology...
- Shut Up & Sing: How Elites from Hollywood, Politics, and the UN Are Subverting America, published October 25, 2003, decries liberal elites in politics...
- 'subvert' mimics the look and feel of the targeted ad, promoting the classic 'double-take' as viewers suddenly realize they have been duped. Subverts create...
- Venus (1978). In the second half of the 20th century, Postmodern authors subverted serious debate with playfulness, claiming that art could never be original...
- Schmidt, Michael S. (January 31, 2021). "77 Days: Trump's Campaign to Subvert the Election". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 18...
- means of production. It does possess, however, yet unmeasured powers of subverting urban order." Marshall (1989), pp. 5–6. Latham et al. (2009), p. 160–164...
- is thus the enemy of every source and motive for work. Sloth not only subverts the livelihood of the body, taking no care for its day-to-day provisions...