subvert

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/səbˈvɜːt/ English

Definitions

verb

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.“A dictator stays in power only as long as he manages to subvert the will of his people.”
To upturn convention from the foundation by undermining it (literally, to turn from beneath).

noun

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Synonyms

subvertisement undermine sabotage weaken counteract countermine overthrow obstruct overturn impede topple circumvent hinder defeat destroy wreck destabilize

Associated

tropes femininity subversion expectations patriarchal stereotypes notions liberties corrupt ideological norms

Rhymes

assert inert overt spurt hurt convert pervert avert flirt desert

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