Definitions

subvert

[suhb-vurt] / səbˈvɜrt /

VERB

rebel, destroy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

corrupt debase overthrow overturn pervert poison sabotage supersede suppress topple undermine vitiate

STRONG

capsize contaminate defeat demolish deprave depress extinguish invalidate invert level raze reverse ruin supplant tumble upset wreck

WEAK

pull down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid help improve purify straighten

STRONG

build construct create encourage lose make happy repair

WEAK

be loyal comply obey uphold

Example Sentences

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“This series deserves a final season that makes sense. Subvert my expectations and make it happen, HBO!”

From Salon • May 15, 2019

As far as the flag and the Empire are concerned, it might be subtitled To Subvert Them All My Days or The Devil Is a Welshman.

From Time Magazine Archive

Subvert, sub-vėrt′, v.t. to turn upside down: to overthrow from the foundation: to ruin utterly: to corrupt.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., "Beyond Vietnam" (1967)

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