subvert

1. Cause the downfall of;
   Of rulers (synset 202407551)
   "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
   is a type of: depose, force out - force to leave (an office)
   subtypes: revolutionize - overthrow by a revolution, of governments
   same as: bring down, overthrow, overturn
2. Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (synset 202585532)
   "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
   is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
   subtypes:

   • carnalise, carnalize, sensualise, sensualize - debase through carnal gratification
   • infect - corrupt with ideas or an ideology
   • lead astray, lead off - teach immoral behavior to
   • poison - spoil as if by poison
   • bastardise, bastardize - change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms
   • suborn - incite to commit a crime or an evil deed
   same as: corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, vitiate
3. Destroy property or hinder normal operations (synset 202549304)
   "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
   is a type of: disobey - refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
   subtypes: derail - cause to run off the tracks
   same as: counteract, countermine, sabotage, undermine, weaken
4. Destroy completely (synset 201567809)
   "we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis"
   is a type of: destroy, ruin - destroy completely; damage irreparably

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