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subvert
has definitions from the field of politics
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[ verb ] destroy property or hinder normal operations
Synonyms Examples "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" Used in print (The Miami Herald,...)Despite the lip_service paid by local_governments , the anti-secrecy statutes have been continuously subverted by reservations and rationalizations . |
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[ verb ] (politics) cause the downfall of; of rulers
Synonyms Examples "The Czar was overthrown" "subvert the ruling class" Related terms |
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[ verb ] corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
Examples "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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[ verb ] destroy completely
Examples "we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis" Related terms |
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