subvert

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To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly
To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to corrupt; to confound
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To upturn convention from the foundation by undermining it (literally, to turn from beneath)
to bring to ruin
{v} to overturn, destroy, corrupt
destroy completely; "we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis"
{f} undermine, overthrow, destroy, cause the ruin of, corrupt
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
To subvert something means to destroy its power and influence. an alleged plot to subvert the state. = undermine
destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
To overthrow anything from the foundation; to be subversive
destroy completely; "we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis
subverter
{n} an overthrower, destroyer, enemy
To subvert
subverse
subverted
past of subvert
subverter
One who, or that which, subverts; an overthrower
subverter
{i} one who promotes subversion and destruction, one who undermines, one who overthrows
subverting
present participle of subvert
subverting
{i} act of overthrowing, act of corrupting
subverts
plural of , subvert
subverts
third-person singular of subvert
subvert
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