subvert
suhb vurt
- v cause the downfall of; of rulers
subvert the ruling class - v corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
Do school counselors subvert young children? - v destroy property or hinder normal operations
- v destroy completely
we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis
- There is a slave mentality of committing small sabotages to subvert the system.
- Wang was reportedly arrested soon after his brave deed and accused of being a "counterrevolutionary, a traitor and a political hooligan" who attempted to subvert members of the army.
- But he seems gleefully eager to subvert even the most pervasive presumptions about him.