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subverting

The correct spelling is subverting.

How to pronounce subverting

verb

Say it like: Sub-ver-tin-g

The correct spelling is subverting. 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.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.
  2. 2.To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to corrupt; to confound.
  3. 3.To upturn convention from the foundation by undermining it (literally, to turn from beneath).

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