subvert
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/səbˈvɜːrt/
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/səbˈvɜːt/
To secretly or indirectly try to weaken or destroy something, like a government or belief.
The spies were trying to subvert the country's government.
스파이가 국가의 정부를 뒷바라지하고 있다.
To change the usual way of thinking about something, often by showing a different point of view.
The movie subverts the idea that heroes always wear capes.
이 영화는 영웅이 항상 망토를 입는다는 개념을 뒤집는다.