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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.
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These are his substance, sinews, arms, and strength,
With which he yoketh your rebellious necks,
Razeth your cities, and subverts your towns. Shak.
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This would subvert the principles of all knowledge. Locke.
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2. To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to corrupt; to confound. 2 Tim. iii. 14.
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Syn. -- To overturn; overthrow; destroy; invert; reverse; extinguish.
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Sub*vert" (?), v. i. To overthrow anything from the foundation; to be subversive.
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They have a power given to them like that of the evil principle, to subvert and destroy.
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