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subverts
verb
(sub-vert)
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
Synonyms:
corrupt
,
debase
,
debauch
,
demoralise
,
demoralize
,
deprave
,
misdirect
,
pervert
,
profane
,
vitiate
,
Examples:
Do school counselors subvert young children?.
subverts
verb
(sub-vert)
cause the downfall of; of rulers
Synonyms:
bring down,
overthrow
,
overturn
,
Examples:
Subvert the ruling class.
subverts
verb
(sub-vert)
destroy property or hinder normal operations
Synonyms:
counteract
,
countermine
,
sabotage
,
undermine
,
weaken
,
subverts
verb
(sub-vert)
destroy completely
Examples:
We must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis.
Words Related to
subverts
!
undermine
,
sabotage
,
weaken
,
counteract
,
countermine
,
undermines
,
destroys
,
erodes
,
weakens
,
shakes
,
undercuts
,
disregards
,
flouts
,
debases
,
emasculates
,
obliterates
,
ignores
,
subsumes
,
forsakes
,
eviscerates
,
abandons
,
circumvents
,
mocks
,
annihilates
,
sabotages
,
obfuscates
,
distorts
,
perpetuates
,
inverts
,
denigrates
,
thwarts
,
usurps
,
negates
,
intrudes
,
tramples
,
repudiates
,
defies
,
eschews
,
betrays
,
invokes
,
sidesteps
,
misunderstands
,
abjures
,
transgresses
,
animates
,
interferes
,
diminishes
,
alters
,
enlivens
,
confounds
,
conflates
,
demolishes
,
effaces
,
exalts
,
supersedes
,
shatters
,
transposes
,
subjugates
,
deviates
,
suppresses
,
nullifies
,
manipulates
,
elides
,
transmutes
,
impedes
,
objectifies
,
transforms
,
furthers
,
dilutes
,
discredits
,
jettisons
,
renders
,
establishes
,
deprives
,
transcends
,
confuses
,
overreaches
,
contradicts
,
misrepresents
,
vitiates
,
dumbs
,
banishes
,
diffuses
,
circumscribes
,
cheapens
,
distracts
,
infuses
,
upends
,
blurs
,
deceives
,
relegates
,
discourages
,
amplifies
,
reified
,
entrenches
,
elevates
,
conveys
,
supplants
,
forgoes
,
deflates
,
subverts
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