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subversive definition

sub·ver·sive (-siv)

adjective

tending or seeking to subvert, overthrow, or destroy (an established government, institution, belief, etc.)

Etymology: ML subversivus < L subversus, pp. of subvertere: see subvert

noun

a person regarded as subversive

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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