subvert
v.
late 14c., "to raze, destroy, overthrow, undermine, overturn," from Old French subvertir "overthrow, destroy" (13c.), or directly from Latin subvertere "to turn upside down, overturn, overthrow," from sub "under" (see sub-) + vertere "to turn" (see versus). Related: Subverted; subverting.
〔李〕[sub-=from under 自下；vert=to turn 翻 ⇒“to turn sth. from under 从下面弄翻某物”→] v. overthrow；destroy 颠翻；破坏
〔蒋〕[sub-下，由下，vert转.翻转;’由下翻转”] 推翻，颠覆
〔李〕[sub-=under下面；vert=to turn翻转→“to turn down from under从下面推翻”→] v. overturn from very foundation推翻，颠覆