Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin subvertō.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sov.verˈti.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: sov‧ver‧tì‧re

Verb edit

sovvertìre (first-person singular present sovvèrto, first-person singular past historic sovvertìi, past participle sovvertìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to subvert
  2. (transitive) to upset, to alter deeply, to invert
  3. (transitive, figurative, uncommon) to pervert, to corrupt

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Further reading edit

  • sovvertire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana