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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
subvert
1. cause the downfall of; of rulers (Freq. 1) - The Czar was overthrown - subvert the ruling class • Syn: overthrow, overturn, bring down • Derivationally related forms: subversive, subversion, subverter, overthrow (for: overthrow) • Hypernyms: depose, force out • Hyponyms: revolutionize • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody 2. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality - debauch the young people with wine and women - Socrates was accused of corrupting young men - Do school counselors subvert young children? - corrupt the morals • Syn: corrupt, pervert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect • Derivationally related forms: depravation (for: deprave), depravity (for: deprave), profanation (for: profane), debasement (for: debase), debauchee (for: debauch), debaucher (for: debauch), debauchery (for: debauch), debauch (for: debauch), demoralisation (for: demoralise), demoralization (for: demoralize), subversion, perversive (for: pervert), pervert (for: pervert), corruptible (for: corrupt), corruptive (for: corrupt), corruption (for: corrupt) • Hypernyms: change, alter, modify • Hyponyms: sensualize, sensualise, carnalize, carnalise, infect, lead off, lead astray, poison, bastardize, bastardise, suborn • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody - Something ----s somebody 3. destroy property or hinder normal operations - The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war • Syn: sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, weaken • Derivationally related forms: sabotage (for: sabotage) • Hypernyms: disobey • Hyponyms: derail • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something 4. destroy completely - we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis • Derivationally related forms: subversion • Hypernyms: destroy, ruin • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something
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