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Meaning of subvert

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  subvert
      v 1: cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was
           overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class" [syn: {overthrow},
           {subvert}, {overturn}, {bring down}]
      2: 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" [syn: {corrupt}, {pervert},
         {subvert}, {demoralize}, {demoralise}, {debauch}, {debase},
         {profane}, {vitiate}, {deprave}, {misdirect}]
      3: destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance
         sabotaged railroad operations during the war" [syn:
         {sabotage}, {undermine}, {countermine}, {counteract},
         {subvert}, {weaken}]
      4: destroy completely; "we must not let our civil liberties be
         subverted by the current crisis"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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