2. Verb. (third-person singular of subvert) ¹
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Definition of Subverts
1. subvert [v] - See also: subvert
Lexicographical Neighbors of Subverts
Literary usage of Subverts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of India by Mountstuart Elphinstone (1843)
"Takes the capital, and subverts •in,' monarchy. Imprisons Prince !\d ii//11 n.
No sooner had Bijapur fallen than ..."
2. Jesus is Coming by William E. Blackstone (1908)
"It subverts the authority and power of the Word of God, and Post-millennialists,
by so doing, open wide the door for skeptics and ..."
3. Engineering and Architectural Jurisprudence: A Presentation of the Law of by John Cassan Wait (1898)
"A Practice that subverts Justice and is Contrary to Good Morals is not a Usage.—The
usage must not tend to subvert justice nor be contrary to good morals ..."
4. Engineering and Architectural Jurisprudence: A Presentation of the Law of by John Cassan Wait (1897)
"A Practice that subverts Justice and is Contrary to Good Morals is not a Usage.—The
usage must not tend to subvert justice nor be contrary to good morals ..."
5. The Diary of a Lady-in-waiting by Charlotte Campbell Bury, Archibald Francis Steuart (1908)
"when it is despotic and capricious, and subverts all taste, I cannot endure it.
To my idea, the more nearly women's dress assimilates to the antique, ..."
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