subvert

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Verb 1.1.2.1 Derived terms 1.1.2.2 Translations 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Noun 1.2.2.1 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin subvertere (“‘to overthrow’”), literally  (“‘to turn from under’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /səbˈvɜːt/, SAMPA: /s@b"v3:t/
• (US) enPR: səbvûrtʹ, IPA: /səbˈvɝt/, SAMPA: /s@b"v3`t/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)t

[edit] Verb

to subvert (third-person singular simple present subverts, present participle subverting, simple past and past participle subverted)

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

[edit] Derived terms

• subversion
• subversive

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[edit] Etymology 2

Back-formation from subvertising, by analogy with advert.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈsʌbvɜːt/, SAMPA: /"sVbv3:t/
• (US) enPR: sŭbʹvûrt, IPA: /ˈsʌbvɝt/, SAMPA: /"sVbv3`t/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)t

[edit] Noun

subvert (plural subverts)

1. An advertisement created by subvertising.

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