Sub*vert" (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Subverted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Subverting.] [L. subvertere, subversum;
sub under + vertere to turn: cf. F. subvertir.
See Verse.] 1. To overturn from the
foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.
These are his substance, sinews, arms, and
strength,
With which he yoketh your rebellious necks,
Razeth your cities, and subverts your towns.
Shak.
This would subvert the principles of all
knowledge.
Locke.
2. To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from
the truth; to corrupt; to confound. 2 Tim. iii. 14.
Syn. -- To overturn; overthrow; destroy; invert; reverse;
extinguish.
Sub*vert" (?), v. i. To overthrow
anything from the foundation; to be subversive.
They have a power given to them like that of the evil
principle, to subvert and destroy.