Subvert - Definition

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"