Late 16th century; earliest use found in Edmund Spenser (?1552–1599), poet and administrator in Ireland. From classical Latin subvers-, past participial stem of subverteresubvert.
Definition of subverse in US English:
subverse
verbsəbˈvəːs
with objectSubvert.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Edmund Spenser (?1552–1599), poet and administrator in Ireland. From classical Latin subvers-, past participial stem of subvertere subvert.