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Verb: subvert súb'vurt- Cause the downfall of; of rulers
"subvert the ruling class" - overthrow, overturn, bring down - Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
"Do school counselors subvert young children?" - corrupt, pervert, demoralize, demoralise [Brit], debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect - Destroy property or hinder normal operations
- sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, weaken - Destroy completely
"we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis"
Derived forms: subverted, subverts, subverting See also: subversion, subversive, subverter Type of: alter, change, depose, destroy, disobey, force out, modify, ruin, spifflicate, spiflicate Encyclopedia: Subvert |