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Raresubvert
The correct spelling is subvert.
How to pronounce subvert
/səbˈvɜːt/
verbIPA: /səbˈvɜːt/
Say it like: Sub-ver-t
The correct spelling is subvert. To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly. For example: "A dictator stays in power only as long as he manages to subvert the will of his people."
Usage Examples
“A dictator stays in power only as long as he manages to subvert the will of his people.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.
- 2.To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to corrupt; to confound.
- 3.To upturn convention from the foundation by undermining it (literally, to turn from beneath).
noun
- 1.An advertisement created by subvertising.
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