Definition of Subvert
Verb: subvert sub'vurt or ,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
"The Resistance subverted railway operations during the war";
- sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, weaken
- Destroy completely
"we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis"
See also:
subversives
subverted
Anagrams containing the word subvert