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subvert

 
 
/sʌbˈvɜːt/ verb [T] formal

Translation

to try to destroy the authority of a government, religion, etc
yıkmak, bozmak, altüst etmek
a plot to subvert the government682
subversion
 
 
/səbˈvɜːʃən/ noun [U] formal
devirme, yıkma
(Definition of subvert verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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