subvert
- to overthrow (something established or existing).
- to cause the downfall, ruin, or destruction of.
- to undermine the principles of; corrupt.
Origin of subvert
Synonyms for subvert
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pervert, debase, supersede, suppress, poison, vitiate, overthrow, corrupt, topple, overturn, sabotage, undermine, depress, capsize, reverse, wreck, upset, ruin, tumble, invalidateExamples from the Web for subvert
Contemporary Examples of subvert
Yet Republicans will try to subvert the success by playing to their Obama-hating base.
Liu was convicted under Section 105 of the criminal code, or “incitement to subvert state power.”
FRC, he added, works through the political system rather than encouraging its members to subvert it.
Taken this way, revelers might be doing their best to subvert the manly paradigm.
Historical Examples of subvert
The majority of the British immigrants had no desire to subvert the State.
The War in South AfricaArthur Conan Doyle
Such men might try to subvert us, and, just possibly, might succeed.
AdaptationDallas McCord Reynolds
Kings had made efforts to destroy its power and subvert its influence.
Robert ToombsPleasant A. Stovall
"And you can not subvert facts, you know, father," added Agnes.
My Terminal MoraineFrank E. Stockton
What are the differences between overthrow, suppress, and subvert?
English Synonyms and AntonymsJames Champlin Fernald
subvert
- to bring about the complete downfall or ruin of (something existing or established by a system of law, etc)
- to undermine the moral principles of (a person, etc); corrupt