How do you pronounce subvert?

subvert is pronounced as /səbˈvɜːrt/.

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subvert

⚔️subvert

verb

/səbˈvɜːrt/

subversive Subway

Meaning

to undermine or overthrow an established system, authority, or institution

Example Sentences

The rebels tried to subvert the government.

Example Expressions

subvert the system

Synonyms

undermine, overthrow, disrupt, destabilize, sabotage

Antonyms

support, strengthen, uphold

Collocations

subvert democracy, subvert authority, subvert the system, subvert the law

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