as in to degrade
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
by insisting that she pay me for helping her, she subverted my noble desire to do a good deed without reward
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Recent Examples of subvert
Task subverts expectations without sanctimony.
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Judy Berman, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
The indictment centered around a call Trump placed to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) following his 2020 election defeat to then-candidate Joe Biden, which Willis used as a springboard to claim Trump sought to subvert the election in the state.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2025
In fact, if there is a strong case against Cook, then Trump’s clumsy interference could subvert his own Justice Department, which may have been ready to indict Cook based on the FHFA referral.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
But even those who might seek to subvert that tone, or invoke it ironically, are negotiating the same conventions.
—Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
The indictment centered around a call Trump placed to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) following his 2020 election defeat to then-candidate Joe Biden, which Willis used as a springboard to claim Trump sought to subvert the election in the state.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2025
In fact, if there is a strong case against Cook, then Trump’s clumsy interference could subvert his own Justice Department, which may have been ready to indict Cook based on the FHFA referral.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
But even those who might seek to subvert that tone, or invoke it ironically, are negotiating the same conventions.
—Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subvert
Verb
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Today’s batteries depend on scarce resources like lithium and cobalt and degrade over time.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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These perform well at low to medium heat, but begin to degrade around 500 °F, potentially releasing harmful fumes that can pose health risks.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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Foreign powers such as Russia and China, which challenge America and its allies from Europe to the Middle East to Taiwan and the South China Sea, have long been accused of exploiting such divisions through disinformation campaigns that inflame tensions and weaken confidence in American governance.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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But around the equinoxes, the natural buffer weakens.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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We are absolutely not corrupted.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Microsoft has found no evidence that a recent Windows 11 update can corrupt a PC’s SSD, despite some user reports flagging the issue.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Acosta allowed it, and IMG destroyed them.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Later, Howard calls Matt and agrees to cut the sequence but also threatens to destroy him.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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And Sacks, a PayPal Mafia member and veteran Silicon Valley investor, is just the sort of titan of industry this town routinely devours and humiliates — from Rex Tillerson to, well, Elon Musk.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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And whether the Carolina Panthers are just stuck in an endless loop of embarrassment, one that alternately humiliates and enrages their fans.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Sep. 2025
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Unlike bonds, which promise repayment of the primary investment at a future date, warranting demands for higher yields to offset inflation concerns, gold is a physical asset that cannot be debased by fiscal mismanagement or political interference.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Mayors debase themselves all the time for corporations!—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In pre-trial evidence released last month, Erin's ex-husband Simon also accused Erin of attempting to fatally poison him on multiple occasions, per the BBC.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The patients allegedly poisoned were between the ages of 4 and 89, according to Le Monde.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Some of the erosion of credibility, young American Jews across the country tell me, stems from those who insist all criticism of Israel is antisemitic, diluting the term's power.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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In his interview with CNN, Metzger said those measures could include the government stepping in to dilute space corporations’ equity or creating some sort of universal basic income.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Subvert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subvert. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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