subvert Hear it!

subvert definition

sub·vert (səb vʉrt′)

transitive verb

  1. to overthrow or destroy (something established)
  2. to undermine or corrupt, as in morals

Etymology: ME subverten < MFr subvertir < L subvertere < sub-, sub- + vertere, to turn: see verse

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.