subvert in WordNet English dictionary

1. cause the downfall of; of rulers
   "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
   overthrow  subvert  overturn  bring down 
   
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"
   corrupt  pervert  subvert  demoralize  demoralise  debauch  debase  profane  vitiate  deprave  misdirect 
   
3. destroy property or hinder normal operations
   "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
   sabotage  undermine  countermine  counteract  subvert  weaken 
   
4. destroy completely
   "we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis"
   subvert