LEARNit Dictionary
subvert
verb
/səbˈvɜːt/
UK
/səbˈvɜːrt/
US
1
to try to destroy the authority of a political, religious, etc. system by attacking it secretly or indirectly
تضعیف کردن, خراب کردن, براندازی کردن, خرابکاری
synonym
undermine
2
to challenge somebody’s ideas or expectations and make them consider the opposite
زیر سوال بردن, به چالش کشیدن
The film subverts notions of male and female identity.
synonym
undermine