subverted; subverting; subverts
1
: to overturn or overthrow from the foundation : ruin
2
: to pervert or corrupt by an undermining of morals, allegiance, or faith
subverter
noun
Examples of subvert in a Sentence
They conspired to subvert the government.
trying to subvert the electoral process
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
The chancellor’s attempt to seek your commission’s forgiveness years after deliberately avoiding your timely permission reads now like a cagey campaign to dodge his duties as steward of our knoll and subvert the relevant rule of law.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2025
The latest move intensifies the administration’s attempt to upend the culture of higher education by directly subverting the ability of one of the nation’s premier universities to attract the best and brightest students from all over the world.
—Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The Headstrong Project As a former cryptologic linguist with the U.S. Air Force attached to the intelligence community, Tahlia Burton dos Santos translated Pashto in real time to identify and subvert threats to military service men and women in Afghanistan.
—Robin Roenker, USA Today, 21 May 2025
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“Subvert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subvert. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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