subvert

to undermine or overturn

Roots

Other words with the vers / vert / verg root

  • adverse: unfavorable or opposed
  • advertise: to call attention to something
  • aversion: strong dislike or turning away
  • avert: to turn away or prevent
  • converge: to come together toward one point
  • diverge: to move apart from a shared point
  • divergent: moving or developing in different directions
  • divert: to turn aside or redirect

Subvert is turning something from underneath until it loses stability.

The forged report tried to subvert trust in the entire study.

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