subvert
     v 1: cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown";
          "subvert the ruling class" [syn: {overthrow}, {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" [syn: {corrupt},
         {pervert}, {demoralize}, {demoralise}, {debauch}, {debase},
         {profane}, {vitiate}, {deprave}, {misdirect}]
     3: destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The
        Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
        [syn: {sabotage}, {undermine}, {countermine}, {counteract},
         {weaken}]
     4: destroy completely; "we must not let our civil liberties be
        subverted by the current crisis"
Source: WordNet® 2.0