Subvert vs Undo - What's the difference?
subvert | undo | Related terms |
To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.
* Shakespeare
* John Locke
To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to corrupt; to confound.
To upturn convention from the foundation by undermining it (literally, to turn from beneath).
To reverse the effects of an action.
* {{quote-news
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To unfasten.
(figuratively) to be heading for or to cause a downfall
* 1611 ,
Subvert is a related term of undo.
As verbs the difference between subvert and undo
is that subvert is to overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly while undo is to reverse the effects of an action.As a noun subvert
is an advertisement created by subvertising.As an adjective undo is
.subvert
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) subverten, from (etyl) subvertir, from (etyl) .Verb
(en verb)- He razeth your cities, and subverts your towns.
- This would subvert the principles of all knowledge.
- A dictator stays in power only as long as he manages to subvert the will of his people.
Derived terms
* subversion * subversiveEtymology 2
, by analogy with advert.Synonyms
* subvertisementundo
English
Etymology 1
Verb
- Fortunately, we can undo most of the damage to the system by the war.
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- Could you undo my buckle for me?
- Woe is me, for I am undone !