subvert

/səbvˈɝt/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. cause the downfall of; of rulers
   “The Czar was overthrown”
2. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
   “debauch the young people with wine and women”
3. destroy property or hinder normal operations
   “The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war”
4. destroy completely
   “we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis”

Synonyms for subvert

• overthrow
• overturn
• bring down
• corrupt
• pervert
• demoralize
• demoralise
• debauch
• debase
• profane
• vitiate
• deprave
• misdirect
• sabotage
• undermine
• countermine
• counteract
• weaken

Words that rhyme with subvert

• hurt
• insert
• skirt
• alert
• dirt
• assert
• divert
• flirt
• squirt
• exert
• inert
• introvert
• invert
• spurt
• avert
• curt
• disconcert
• evert
• extrovert
• revert
• shirt
• unhurt
• blurt
• cert
• chert
• dessert
• miniskirt
• nightshirt
• outskirt
• overt