"subverts" in the verb sense

1. overthrow, subvert, overturn, bring down

cause the downfall of of rulers

"The Czar was overthrown"

"subvert the ruling class"

2. corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect

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"

3. sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken

destroy property or hinder normal operations

"The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"

4. subvert

destroy completely

"we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis"

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