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subvert - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'subvert' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Subvert [ v. i.]
- To overthrow anything from the foundation; to be subversive.
2 . Subvert [ v. t.]
- To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.
- To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to corrupt; to confound.

Meaning of 'subvert' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . subvert [ v]
Meaning (1):
- corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
Example in sentence:
  • corrupt the morals;
  • debauch the young people with wine and women;
  • Do school counselors subvert young children?;
  • Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
Meaning (2):
- destroy completely
Example in sentence:
  • Fire had devoured our home;
  • The fire consumed the building;
  • the wrecking ball demolished the building;
  • we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis
Meaning (3):
- cause the downfall of; of rulers
Example in sentence:
  • subvert the ruling class;
  • The Czar was overthrown
Meaning (4):
- destroy property or hinder normal operations
Example in sentence:
  • The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war

Nearby Words:

sub sub judice sub- sub-base sub-bass subacid subacrid subacromial subact subaction

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