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subvert

verb

Reveal meaning and examples

To undermine or overturn an established system, authority, or accepted principle.

The novel uses humor to subvert the town's rigid social rules.

Dictionary practice example.

A clique then tried to subvert the open application system by secretly steering every available space toward its own members.