verb🔗ShareSubvertir, socavarTo overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly."The student subverted the teacher's authority by constantly interrupting the lesson and encouraging others to do the same. "El estudiante socavó la autoridad del profesor interrumpiendo constantemente la lección y animando a otros a hacer lo mismo.politicsgovernmentactionsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSubvertir, socavarTo pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to corrupt; to confound."A dictator stays in power only as long as he manages to subvert the will of his people."Un dictador se mantiene en el poder solo mientras logra socavar la voluntad de su pueblo.mindpoliticsgovernmentsocietymoralcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSubvertir, socavarTo upturn convention from the foundation by undermining it (literally, to turn from beneath)."The teacher subverted the usual classroom routine by having students teach each other the lesson instead of lecturing. "El profesor subvirtió la rutina habitual del aula haciendo que los estudiantes se enseñaran la lección entre ellos en lugar de dar una conferencia.politicsculturesocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading