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subvert v. [
overthrow, overturn, bring down] cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
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subvert v. [
corrupt, pervert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect] 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"
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subvert v. [
sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, weaken] destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
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subvert v. destroy completely; "we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis"
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