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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