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Subvert vs Destabilize - What's the difference?

subvert | destabilize |

In lang=en terms the difference between subvert and destabilize

is that subvert is to upturn convention from the foundation by undermining it (literally, to turn from beneath) while destabilize is to become unstable.

As verbs the difference between subvert and destabilize

is that subvert is to overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly while destabilize is to make something unstable.

As a noun subvert

is an advertisement created by subvertising.

subvert

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) subverten, from (etyl) subvertir, from (etyl) .

Verb

(en verb)
  • To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.
  • * Shakespeare
  • He razeth your cities, and subverts your towns.
  • * John Locke
  • This would subvert the principles of all knowledge.
  • To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to corrupt; to confound.
  • A dictator stays in power only as long as he manages to subvert the will of his people.
  • To upturn convention from the foundation by undermining it (literally, to turn from beneath).
  • Derived terms
    * subversion * subversive

    Etymology 2

    , by analogy with advert.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An advertisement created by subvertising.
  • Synonyms
    * subvertisement

    destabilize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (British)

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To make something unstable.
  • To become unstable.
  • Anagrams

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