"subverse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: subverses [plural]
Etymology: sub- + -verse Etymology templates: {{af|en|sub-|-verse}} sub- + -verse Head templates: {{en-noun}} subverse (plural subverses)
  1. (science fiction) A kind of alternative universe.
    Sense id: en-subverse-en-noun--fSeFdXc Categories (other): Science fiction, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub-, English terms suffixed with -verse, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 65 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -verse: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: subverses [present, singular, third-person], subversing [participle, present], subversed [participle, past], subversed [past]
Etymology: From Latin subversus, past participle of subvertere. See subvert. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|subversus}} Latin subversus Head templates: {{en-verb}} subverse (third-person singular simple present subverses, present participle subversing, simple past and past participle subversed)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To subvert. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-subverse-en-verb-5H9AGUYo Categories (other): English undefined derivations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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