Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Subvert \Sub*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subverted}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Subverting}.] [L. subvertere, subversum; sub under +
   vertere to turn: cf. F. subvertir. See {Verse}.]
   1. To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin
      utterly.

            These are his substance, sinews, arms, and strength,
            With which he yoketh your rebellious necks, Razeth
            your cities, and subverts your towns. --Shak.

            This would subvert the principles of all knowledge.
                                                  --Locke.

   2. To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to
      corrupt; to confound. --2 Tim. iii. 14.

   Syn: To overturn; overthrow; destroy; invert; reverse;
        extinguish.