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"
destroy completely; "we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis
subverter
Hyphenation
sub·vert·er
Pronunciation
Etymology
[ s&b-'v&rt ] (transitive verb.) 14th century. Middle English, from Middle French subvertir, from Latin subvertere, literally, to turn from beneath, from sub- + vertere to turn; more at WORTH.