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subvert

UK
/səbˈvɜːt/
US
/səbˈvɜrt/

Translations

subvertverb
subverted
Past Simple
subverted
Past Participle
subverting
Gerund
UK
/səbˈvɜːt/
US
/səbˈvɜrt/
saperSurtout pour une autorité, un ordre établi ou une institution.
The group aimed to subvert the government by spreading false information.
Le groupe cherchait à saper le gouvernement en diffusant de fausses informations.
The group aimed to subvert the government by spreading false information.
Le groupe cherchait à subvertir le gouvernement en diffusant de fausses informations.
Additional translations
pervertirSurtout au sens figuré : déformer, détourner du sens ou du cours initial.
Synonyms
invert
subdue
contravene
disrupt
destabilize
overthrow
undermine
Antonyms
uphold
support

Definitions

subvertverb
To undermine the power and authority of an established system or institution.
The group aimed to subvert the government by spreading false information.
To corrupt or pervert; to turn something from its original course or meaning.
The novel subverts traditional gender roles by portraying a female hero.
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