Aussprachen (6)
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/səbˈvɜːt/
Hinweise zur Aussprache
- Received-Pronunciation
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/səbˈvɝt/
Hinweise zur Aussprache
- US
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/ˈsʌbvət/
Hinweise zur Aussprache
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈsʌbvɚt/
Hinweise zur Aussprache
- General-American
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səbˈvɜːt
Hinweise zur Aussprache
- GB
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səbˈvɝt
Hinweise zur Aussprache
- US
Verb
To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.
Gebrauch- transitiv
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He […] razeth your cities, and subverts your towns.
, Book IV, Chapter XVIII This would be to subvert the principles and foundations of all knowledge.
To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to corrupt; to confound.
Gebrauch- transitiv
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The oppressive regime stays in power only as long as they manage to subvert the will of the people.
To upturn convention from the foundation by undermining it (literally, to turn from beneath).
Gebrauch- transitiv
Substantiv
An advertisement created by subvertising.
- Synonyme
Verb
cause the downfall of; of rulers
- Synonyme
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The Czar was overthrown
subvert the ruling class
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
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debauch the young people with wine and women
Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
Weitere Beispiele (2)
Do school counselors subvert young children?
corrupt the morals
destroy property or hinder normal operations
- Oberbegriffe
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The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war
to raze to the ground, also figuratively
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we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis