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Meaning
Verb
●
To
overturn
from the
foundation
; to
overthrow
; to
ruin
utterly.
●
To
pervert
, as the
mind
, and
turn
it from the
truth
; to
corrupt
; to confound.
●
To
upturn
convention
from the
foundation
by
undermining
it (literally, to
turn
from beneath).
Noun
●
An
advertisement
created
by subvertising.
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Origin
subvert
English
subverten
Middle English (1100-1500)
subverto
Latin
sub-
Latin
verto
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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Undermine
Thwart
Circumvent
Dismantle
Suppress
Defy
Quash
Usurp
Manipulate
Disrupt
Delegitimize
Violate
Legitimize
Stymie
Perpetuate
Sabotage
Bypass
Overthrow
Overturn
Obfuscate
Uphold
Weaken
Destroy
Oppose
Distort
Exploit
Override
Reinforce
Coopt
Enforce
Destabilize
Challenge
Reject
Discredit
Redefine
Abolish
Contradict
Infiltrate
Alter
Stifle
Defend
Transcend
Legitimise
Resist
Invoke
Denigrate
Strengthen
Marginalize
Disempower
Abandon
Corrupt
Assert
Evade
Defeat
Threaten
Enact
Compromise
Modify
Support
Oppress
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Rhymes
Ert
Girt
Vert
Gurt
Wort
Hurt
Dirt
Bert
Yurt
Birt
Gert
Pert
Wert
Curt
Lirt
Kurt
Blurt
Alert
Flirt
Exert
Quirt
Avert
Spurt
Overt
Skirt
Inert
Shirt
Apert
Worty
Squirt
Unhurt
Belirt
Insert
Revert
Desert
Divert
Invert
Assert
Begirt
Pervert
Dessert
Concert
Convert
Subvert
Unalert
Ambivert
Extrovert
Ambiverts
Deconvert
Introvert
Red Alert
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