subvert

Definitions

sub- (from below) + vert (turn) = 'turn over from underneath.' Picture undermining a wall until it topples. To subvert a system is to overturn it by working at its foundations — quietly, from below.

Common Collocations

• 1.subvert authority颠覆权威
• 2.subvert democracy颠覆民主
• 3.subvert expectations颠覆预期
• 4.subvert the system破坏体制

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The group sought to subvert the government.

• 2.

  The film cleverly subverts horror clichés.

• 3.

  Propaganda was used to subvert public trust.