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    • subvert :cause the downfall of; of rulers
      • The Czar was overthrown|subvert the ruling class

    • subvert :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

    • subvert :destroy property or hinder normal operations
      • The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war

    • subvert :destroy completely
      • we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis

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