subvert
verb (used with object)
to overthrow (something established or existing).
subverts
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present tense formof subvert (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The plot is simultaneously ingenious, preposterous and, in its ultimate phantasmagorical effect, not unlike Mr. Holland’s account of the reality Mr. Boyne so wantonly subverts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
First, AI subverts the tech giants’ economies of scale by lowering the relatively high fixed costs of writing software, which had served as a protective moat for these companies.
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
“Elections should be free from fraud or any other malfeasance that subverts the will of the people,” she added.
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2026
However the company had previously come out strongly against this kind of data collection, saying in a 2019 blog that fingerprinting "subverts user choice and is wrong."
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2025
I want anything that breaks the monotony, subverts the perceived respectable order of things.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
