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subverting Synonyms & Antonyms

Phonetic codes: S AH0 B V ER1 T IH0 NG

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Subverting as a Verb

1

present participle and gerund of subvert

2

To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.

3

To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to corrupt; to confound.

A dictator stays in power only as long as he manages to subvert the will of his people.

4

To upturn convention from the foundation by undermining it (literally, to turn from beneath).

Subverting in a Sentence

A dictator stays in power only as long as he manages to subvert the will of his people.

Word Forms & Grammar

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Words That Rhyme With Subverting