Definitions for subvert

Definitions for (verb) subvert

Main entry: subvert

Definition: destroy completely

Usage: we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis


Main entry: subvert, overthrow, overturn, bring down

Definition: cause the downfall of; of rulers

Usage: The Czar was overthrown; subvert the ruling class


Main entry: sabotage, counteract, countermine, weaken, undermine, subvert

Definition: destroy property or hinder normal operations

Usage: The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war


Main entry: debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, corrupt, subvert, profane, misdirect, pervert, vitiate

Definition: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

Usage: debauch the young people with wine and women; Socrates was accused of corrupting young men; Do school counselors subvert young children?; corrupt the morals


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