subversev.

Brit.

/səbˈvəːs/, U.S.

/səbˈvərs/

Forms: 1500s subuerse, 1600s– subverse.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin subvers-, subvertere.

Etymology: < classical Latin subvers-, past participial stem of subvertere subvert v. Compare Middle French subvercer , French †subverser (second half of the 15th cent. in two apparently isolated attestations, subsequently in a small number of attestations from 1617 to 1749). Compare earlier subvert v., subverser n., subversor n.

transitive. = subvert v.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > cause to come or go down [verb (transitive)] > capsize or upset

overcastc1230

overturnc1300

overthrowc1330

to-turna1382

overwhelm?a1400

tilta1400

tipa1400

welt?a1400

overtiltc1400

tirvec1420

reverse?a1439

devolvec1470

subvert1479

welter?a1505

renverse1521

tumble1534

verse1556

upturn1567

overwhirl1577

rewalt1587

subverse1590

overset1599

overtumble1600

walt1611

to fetch up1615

ramvert1632

treveer1636

transvolve1644

capsize1788

upset1806

keel1828

overwelt1828

pitch-pole1851

purl1856

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. xii. sig. Oo7^v Those goodly rowmes..Now vanisht vtterly, and cleane subuerst He found.

a1646 W. Twisse Riches of Gods Love (1653) ii. 103 Holy and pious endeavours much hindered by it [sc. absolute reprobation], if not wholly subversed.

1679 J. Davies tr. Appian Hist. i. 217 They undertook the Expedition against Saguntum. This City Hannibal having subversed, restored, and from his Countries name, called Carthagena.

1730 J. Thomson Autumn in Seasons 176 Empires subvers'd, when ruling fate has struck Th' unalterable hour.

1772 tr. J.-P. Marat Ess. Human Soul 102 Its foamy surge is repelled to a great highth in the air, and every obstacle in its fury is subversed.

1844 Fraser's Mag. Nov. 572/2 There was such an over-plus of single women that the old order of things was subversed.

1870 R. Broughton Red as Rose I. 24 The fear of subversing the table.

1917 Fortn. Rev. Mar. 522 It would at least be questionable whether the ends of true morality, as distinguished from mere sex aberration, could be subversed by a system which [etc.].

1996 R. Dayal et al. Personnel Managem. & Industr. Relations iv. 55 The flexibility of the law has weakened the trade union movement and subversed the cause of the working class.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subverse
释义	subversev. Brit. /səbˈvəːs/, U.S. /səbˈvərs/ Forms: 1500s subuerse, 1600s– subverse. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin subvers-, subvertere. Etymology: < classical Latin subvers-, past participial stem of subvertere subvert v. Compare Middle French subvercer , French †subverser (second half of the 15th cent. in two apparently isolated attestations, subsequently in a small number of attestations from 1617 to 1749). Compare earlier subvert v., subverser n., subversor n. transitive. = subvert v. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > cause to come or go down [verb (transitive)] > capsize or upset overcastc1230 overturnc1300 overthrowc1330 to-turna1382 overwhelm?a1400 tilta1400 tipa1400 welt?a1400 overtiltc1400 tirvec1420 reverse?a1439 devolvec1470 subvert1479 welter?a1505 renverse1521 tumble1534 verse1556 upturn1567 overwhirl1577 rewalt1587 subverse1590 overset1599 overtumble1600 walt1611 to fetch up1615 ramvert1632 treveer1636 transvolve1644 capsize1788 upset1806 keel1828 overwelt1828 pitch-pole1851 purl1856 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. xii. sig. Oo7^v Those goodly rowmes..Now vanisht vtterly, and cleane subuerst He found. a1646 W. Twisse Riches of Gods Love (1653) ii. 103 Holy and pious endeavours much hindered by it [sc. absolute reprobation], if not wholly subversed. 1679 J. Davies tr. Appian Hist. i. 217 They undertook the Expedition against Saguntum. This City Hannibal having subversed, restored, and from his Countries name, called Carthagena. 1730 J. Thomson Autumn in Seasons 176 Empires subvers'd, when ruling fate has struck Th' unalterable hour. 1772 tr. J.-P. Marat Ess. Human Soul 102 Its foamy surge is repelled to a great highth in the air, and every obstacle in its fury is subversed. 1844 Fraser's Mag. Nov. 572/2 There was such an over-plus of single women that the old order of things was subversed. 1870 R. Broughton Red as Rose I. 24 The fear of subversing the table. 1917 Fortn. Rev. Mar. 522 It would at least be questionable whether the ends of true morality, as distinguished from mere sex aberration, could be subversed by a system which [etc.]. 1996 R. Dayal et al. Personnel Managem. & Industr. Relations iv. 55 The flexibility of the law has weakened the trade union movement and subversed the cause of the working class. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1590
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