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title: subvert — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «subvert» in the Judaism dictionary: To overturn or ruin something, especially to twist a person's case so justice fails. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# subvert

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**Who acts:** justice, Lord, man, you, my · **What happens:** overturn, ruin, twist, fail, subvert, not approve · **To what, where:** something, case, man, cause, God, me · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«subvert» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 2 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [subvert in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/subvert.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To overturn or ruin something, especially to twist a person's case so justice fails.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:subvert:m1:1
# text = To overturn or ruin something, especially to twist a person's case so justice fails.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	overturn	overturn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	ruin	ruin	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	twist	twist	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
14	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
15	justice	justice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	fails	fail	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overturn** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **ruin** | infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient |
| 3 | **twist** | to-infinitive |  | a person's case |  |  |  | especially *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent case=Theme |
| 4 | **fail** | present | justice |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not. (Writings LAM.3.36, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:subvert:x1:1
# text = To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	subvert	subvert	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Lord	Lord	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	approveth	approve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **subvert** | to-infinitive |  | a man |  | man's cause |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent man=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **approve** | present | the Lord | man's cause *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cause=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **cause** |  | man |  |  |  |  |  | nom cause «event transitive»: poss=agent |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings LAM.3.36, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:subvert:x1:2
# text = (Writings LAM.3.36, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	LAM.3.36	LAM.3.36	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Know now that God hath subverted my cause, and hath compassed me with His net. (Writings JOB.19.6, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* Know now that God hath subverted my cause, and hath compassed me with His net.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:subvert:x2:1
# text = Know now that God hath subverted my cause, and hath compassed me with His net.
1	Know	know	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	1	advmod	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	hath	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	subverted	subvert	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	ccomp	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	hath	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
12	compassed	compass	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	ccomp	_	_
13	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	net	net	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  | now |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **subvert** | present · passive |  | God |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **have** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **compass** | past | you *not said here* | me |  |  |  | with God's net | tree rules |
| 5 | **cause** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom cause «event transitive»: poss=agent |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings JOB.19.6, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:subvert:x2:2
# text = (Writings JOB.19.6, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JOB.19.6	JOB.19.6	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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