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subvert::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, vitiate |
| Type of | alter, change, modify |
| Has types | sensualize, bastardise, sensualise, carnalize, carnalise, bastardize, infect, lead astray, lead off, suborn, poison |
| Derivation | subversion |
Do school counselors subvert young children?.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bring down, overthrow, overturn |
| Type of | depose, force out |
| Has types | revolutionize |
| Derivation | subversion, subversive, subverter |
subvert the ruling class.
subvert::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | counteract, countermine, sabotage, undermine, weaken |
| Type of | disobey |
| Has types | derail |
Examples of subvert
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If so, do US airlines have the right to subvert free expression by banning them?
From the independent.co.uk
Other researchers are hoping to change, rather than subvert, the current system.
From the newsweek.com
Will Gates stop at nothing in his quest to subvert our young and impressionable?
From the techcrunch.com
For being targeted by a group that organized off-Wiki in order to subvert NPOV.
From the en.wikipedia.org
No matter how much you subvert the principles of engineering, it won't crumble.
From the time.com
The purpose was not to subvert the law but to openly demonstrate its injustice.
From the time.com
He was detained in 2008, and then found guilty of inciting to subvert state power.
From the dailyherald.com
They are so desperate they are willing to subvert democracy to solve this problem.
From the guardian.co.uk
Perhaps people will subvert the tax system and buy things on the black market.
From the curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com
- Overthrow: cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
- Corrupt: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
- Sabotage: destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
- Destroy completely; "we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis"
- (subversion) corruption: destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity; "corruption of a minor"; "the big city's subversion of rural innocence"
- (subversion) the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government
- Venetian Snares is the main performing alias of Canadian electronic musician Aaron Funk (born January 11, 1975).
- (Subversion (doubt)) The Theory of Subversion and Containment is a theory discussed by Stephen Greenblatt in his essay Invisible Bullets. Subversion and Containment is a means of control. At its simplest level this is achieved by manipulating the fact that another has doubt in their beliefs. ...
- (Subversion (politics)) Subversion refers to an attempt to overthrow the established order of a society, its structures of power, authority, exploitation, servitude, and hierarchy; examples of such structures include the state. It is an overturning or uprooting. ...
