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subvert

/səbˈvɜːt/suhb-VURT
/səbˈvɝt/suhb-VURT

Meaningoverturn

Common meaning: undermine or overturn

Journey through time

  1. Latinsubvertere‘overturn’source
  2. Frenchsubvertir‘to subvert’source
  3. Middle Englishsubverten‘overturn’source
  4. Englishsubvert‘undermine or overturn’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin subvertere ‘overturn’.

Roots

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