sub‧vert /səbˈvɜːt $ -ˈvɜːrt/
verb [transitive] formal[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: subvertir, from Latin subvertere 'to turn from beneath, subvert']
1. to try to destroy the power and influence of a government or the established system:
an attempt to subvert the democratic process2. to destroy someone’s beliefs or loyalty
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