| VERB | social | subvert, overthrow, overturn, bring down | cause the downfall of |
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| social | subvert, corrupt, pervert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality | |
| social | subvert, sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, weaken | destroy property or hinder normal operations | |
| contact | subvert | destroy completely |
| Sounds | sahbver't | |
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| Rhymes | Albert ... yogurt: 70 rhymes with ert... | |
| Meaning | Cause the downfall of; of rulers. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "subvert the ruling class" | |
| Synonyms | overthrow, overturn, bring down | |
| Narrower | revolutionize | overthrow by a revolution, of governments |
| Broader | depose, force out | Force to leave (an office) |
| Spanish | derribar, derrocar | |
| Catalan | derrocar | |
| Adjectives | subversive | in opposition to a civil authority or government |
| Nouns | subversion | the act of subverting / subverting |
| subverter | a radical supporter of political or social revolution | |
| Meaning | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "Do school counselors subvert young children?" | |
| Synonyms | corrupt, pervert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect | |
| Narrower | bastardize, bastardise | change something so that its value declines |
| infect | Corrupt with ideas or an ideology / ideology | |
| lead off, lead astray | teach immoral behavior to | |
| poison | spoil as if by poison | |
| sensualize, sensualise, carnalize, carnalise | debase through carnal gratification | |
| suborn | incite to commit a crime or an evil deed | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | corromper, depravar, desmoralizar, desviar, envilecer, pervertir, profanar, solo miembro embrujar, subvertir, viciar | |
| Catalan | corrompre, pervertir | |
| Nouns | subversion | destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty |
| Meaning | Destroy property or hinder normal operations. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, weaken | |
| Narrower | derail | Cause to run off the tracks |
| Broader | disobey | refuse to go along with |
| Spanish | minar, sabotear, socavar, subvertir, trastornar | |
| Catalan | minar, sabotejar, soscavar, subvertir | |
| Meaning | Destroy completely. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis" | |
| Broader | destroy, ruin | Destroy completely |
| Nouns | subversion | the act of subverting / subverting |
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