Subvert - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |səbˈvɜːrt|  American pronunciation of the word subvert
Brit.  |səbˈvɜːt|  British pronunciation of the word subvert

verb

- cause the downfall of; of rulers (syn: bring down, overthrow, overturn)
subvert the ruling class
- corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (syn: corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, vitiate)
Do school counselors subvert young children?
- destroy property or hinder normal operations (syn: counteract, countermine, sabotage, undermine, weaken)
- destroy completely
we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis

Extra examples

Do school counselors subvert young children?

They conspired to subvert the government.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: subvert
he/she/it: subverts
present participle: subverting
past tense: subverted
past participle: subverted
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