Sub*ven"tion, v. t. To subventionize.
Sub*ven"tion*ize (?), v. t. To come to the aid of; to subsidize; to
support.
Sub`ven*ti"tious (?), a. Helping; aiding; supporting. Urquhart.
Sub*verse" (?), v. t. [L. subversus, p. p. of subvertere. See Subvert.]
To subvert. [Obs.] Spenser.
Sub*ver"sion (?), n. [L. subversio: cf. F. subversion. See Subvert.]
The act of overturning, or the state of being overturned; entire
overthrow; an overthrow from the foundation; utter ruin; destruction;
as, the subversion of a government; the subversion of despotic power;
the subversion of the constitution.
The subversion [by a storm] of woods and timber . . . through my
whole estate.
Evelyn.
Laws have been often abused to the oppression and subversion of
that order they were intended to preserve.
Rogers.
Sub*ver"sion*a*ry (?), a. Promoting destruction.
Sub*ver"sive (?), a. [Cf. F. subversif.] Tending to subvert; having a
tendency to overthrow and ruin.
Lying is a vice subversive of the very ends and design of
conversation.
Rogers.
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.
Sub*vert" (?), v. i. To overthrow anything from the foundation; to be
subversive.
They have a power given to them like that of the evil principle, to
subvert and destroy.