Dictionary Check: subvert
"subvert" is a valid word!
Scrabble
12
points
Words with Friends
15
points
Definition
verb
cause the downfall of; of rulers
Example:
"The Czar was overthrown"
verb
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
Example:
"debauch the young people with wine and women"
verb
destroy property or hinder normal operations
Example:
"The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
verb
to raze to the ground, also figuratively
Example:
"we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis"
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