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Word entry · 7 letters

subvert

Best crossword clue

"Undermine authority"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /səbˈvɜːt/Part of speech verbSorted berstuvStarts with SEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. to raze to the ground, also figuratively

Word origin

From Middle English subverten, from Old French subvertir, from Latin subvertō (“to overthrow”, literally “to underturn, turn from beneath”).

Used in a sentence

  • He […] razeth your cities, and subverts your towns.
  • , Book IV, Chapter XVIII This would be to subvert the principles and foundations of all knowledge.
  • The oppressive regime stays in power only as long as they manage to subvert the will of the people.

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