English-Thai Dictionary

subvert

VT ล้มล้าง  ทำลายล้าง  โค่นล้ม  undermine overturn sabotage lom-lang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUBVERT

v.t.[L. subverto; sub and verto, to turn. ] 1. To overthrow from the foundation; to overturn; to ruin utterly. The northern nations of Europe subverted the Roman empire. He is the worst enemy of man, who endeavors to subvert the christian religion. The elevation of corrupt men to office will slowly, but surely, subvert a republican government.
This would subvert the principles of all knowledge.
2. To corrupt; to confound; to pervert the mind, and turn it from the truth. 2 Timothy 2:14.

 

SUBVERTED

pp. Overthrown; overturned; entirely destroyed.

 

SUBVERTER

n.One who subverts; an overthrower.

 

SUBVERTING

ppr. Overthrowing; entirely destroying.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SUBVERT

Sub *vert ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subverted; p. pr. & vb. n.Subverting. ] Etym: [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.

 

SUBVERT

SUBVERT Sub *vert ", v. i.

 

Defn: 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.

 

SUBVERTANT

SUBVERTANT Sub *vert "ant, a. (Her. )

 

Defn: Reserved. [R.]

 

SUBVERTEBRAL

SUBVERTEBRAL Sub *ver "te *bral, a. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Situated beneath, or on the ventral side of, the vertebral column; situated beneath, or inside of, the endoskeleton; hypaxial; hyposkeletal.

 

SUBVERTER

SUBVERTER Sub *vert "er, n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, subverts; an overthrower. Sir T. More.

 

SUBVERTIBLE

SUBVERTIBLE Sub *vert "i *ble, a.

 

Defn: That may be subverted.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

subvert

sub vert |səbˈvərt səbˈvərt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution ): an attempt to subvert democratic government. DERIVATIVES sub ver sion |-ˈvərZHən, -SHən |noun, sub vert er noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French subvertir or Latin subvertere, from sub- ‘from below ’ + vertere ‘to turn. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

subvert

sub |vert |səbˈvəːt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution ): an attempt to subvert democratic government. DERIVATIVES subversion |-ˈvəːʃ (ə )n |noun, subverter noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French subvertir or Latin subvertere, from sub- ‘from below ’ + vertere ‘to turn ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

subvert

subvert verb 1 a plot to subvert the state: destabilize, unsettle, overthrow, overturn; bring down, topple, depose, oust; disrupt, wreak havoc on, sabotage, ruin, undermine, weaken, damage. 2 attempts to subvert the nation's youth: corrupt, pervert, deprave, contaminate, poison, embitter.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

subvert

subvert verb 1 a plot to subvert the state: destabilize, unsettle, overthrow, overturn; bring down, bring about the downfall of, topple, depose, oust, supplant, unseat, dethrone, disestablish, dissolve; disrupt, wreak havoc on, sabotage, ruin, upset, destroy, annihilate, demolish, wreck, undo, undermine, undercut, weaken, impair, damage. 2 he tried to subvert the minds of innocent teenagers: corrupt, pervert, warp, deprave, defile, debase, distort, contaminate, poison, embitter; vitiate.

 

Spanish Dictionary

subvertir

subvertir verbo transitivo Trastornar algo o hacer que deje de tener el orden normal o característico, especialmente en sentido moral o espiritual :subvertir las costumbres; emprenden una búsqueda en profundidad sobre las funciones y alcance del arte de la palabra, con intención de subvertir prácticas literarias e ideológicas de mermada carga significativa . Conjugación [35 ] como hervir .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

subvert

sub vert /səbvə́ː r t /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく しばしば非難して ｠1 〈体制など 〉を覆す, 壊す, 打ち砕く .2 〈人 〉を堕落させる, …の道を誤らせる ; 〈物 〉を悪くする, 損なう .