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SUBVERSIVE

\səbvˈɜːsɪv], \səbvˈɜːsɪv], \s_ə_b_v_ˈɜː_s_ɪ_v]\

Definitions of SUBVERSIVE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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a radical supporter of political or social revolution

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a radical supporter of political or social revolution

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Tending to subvert; having a tendency to overthrow and ruin.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Tending to overthrow or ruin.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Tending to subvert, overthrow, or destroy.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Tending to overthrow.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Tending to subvert; destructive.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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