单词 | subverting |
释义 | subvertingn. The action of subvert v.; subversion; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > revolution > [noun] > action of overthrowing subvertingc1384 inverting1573 wreck1577 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 2 Tim. ii. 14 To no thing it is profitable, no but to the subvertyng of men heeringe [1611 King James the subuerting of the hearers]. ?a1450 in C. von Nolcken Middle Eng. Transl. Rosarium Theol. (1979) 60 Þe first maner of subuertyng of men is deceyuabel persuasion. 1574 J. Studley tr. J. Bale Pageant of Popes f. 177 Our Sauiour Iesus Christe come againe in glorye to the subuerting of him. 1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Subornement,..a subuerting, a corrupting. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Bouleversement, an ouerturning, subuerting. 1640 R. Baillie Ladensium Αὐτοκατάκρισις (new ed.) iii. 48 Any thing that yet they have done or said for..the subverting of the protestants Churches. 1702 J. Savage Compl. Hist. Germany 308 Not content with the subverting of Monasteries and pulling down of Churches. 1779 Parl. Reg. 1775–80 XI. 209 They intend forthwith to put all the said powers..to the subverting of every plan which had been projected and approved of. 1899 Coming Age Aug. 228/2 The rapid augmentation of wealth and its unscrupulous employment for the subverting of the genius of our government. 1919 R. Briffault Making of Humanity i. 39 The subverting of primitive communistic relations. 1996 Sunday Tel. 13 Oct. (Review section) 15/1 The subverting of the forms and rhythms of myth and fairy-tale. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1384 |
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