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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Pat’s androgynous characteristics subverted gendered norms at time, but how is the character be perceived by contemporary audiences?
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, said the plan outlined subverted Congress's power outlined in the Constitution, controlling how government money is spent, according to Reuters.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Omerzu and his team aren’t above deploying romantic backlighting for midnight kisses and some of the clichés of young-love cinema, but thankfully that’s only to subvert them as the film goes on.
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DiCaprio, 50, subverts his Hollywood leading man image by wearing a ratty red robe, unkempt hair and oversized sunglasses as former revolutionary and current stoner Bob Ferguson, who is forced back into action to save himself and his daughter (Chase Infiniti) from paramilitary enforcers.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, said the plan outlined subverted Congress's power outlined in the Constitution, controlling how government money is spent, according to Reuters.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Omerzu and his team aren’t above deploying romantic backlighting for midnight kisses and some of the clichés of young-love cinema, but thankfully that’s only to subvert them as the film goes on.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
DiCaprio, 50, subverts his Hollywood leading man image by wearing a ratty red robe, unkempt hair and oversized sunglasses as former revolutionary and current stoner Bob Ferguson, who is forced back into action to save himself and his daughter (Chase Infiniti) from paramilitary enforcers.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Subvert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subvert. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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