| demolished | | |
| adj. | 1. demolished, dismantled, razed | torn down and broken up. |
| ~ destroyed | spoiled or ruined or demolished.; "war left many cities destroyed"; "Alzheimer's is responsible for her destroyed mind" |
| topple | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. topple, tumble | fall down, as if collapsing.; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it" |
| ~ come down, descend, go down, fall | move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way.; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" |
| ~ keel over | turn over and fall.; "the man had a heart attack and keeled over" |
| v. (motion) | 2. tip, topple, tumble | cause to topple or tumble by pushing. |
| ~ push, force | move with force,.; "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| overthrow | | |
| n. (act) | 1. overthrow | the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force). |
| ~ ending, termination, conclusion | the act of ending something.; "the termination of the agreement" |
| ~ subversive activity, subversion | the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government. |
| n. (act) | 2. derangement, overthrow, upset | the act of disturbing the mind or body.; "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living" |
| ~ disturbance | the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion. |
| v. (social) | 3. bring down, overthrow, overturn, subvert | cause the downfall of; of rulers.; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class" |
| ~ revolutionize | overthrow by a revolution, of governments. |
| ~ depose, force out | force to leave (an office). |
| v. (cognition) | 4. override, overrule, overthrow, overturn, reverse | rule against.; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" |
| ~ decree, rule | decide with authority.; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed" |
| subvert | | |
| v. (social) | 1. corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate | 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" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ carnalise, sensualise, carnalize, sensualize | debase through carnal gratification. |
| ~ infect | corrupt with ideas or an ideology.; "society was infected by racism" |
| ~ lead astray, lead off | teach immoral behavior to.; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits" |
| ~ poison | spoil as if by poison.; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office" |
| ~ bastardise, bastardize | change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms. |
| ~ suborn | incite to commit a crime or an evil deed.; "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife" |
| v. (social) | 2. counteract, countermine, sabotage, subvert, undermine, weaken | destroy property or hinder normal operations.; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" |
| ~ derail | cause to run off the tracks.; "they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste" |
| ~ disobey | refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient.; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired" |
| v. (contact) | 3. subvert | destroy completely.; "we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis" |
| ~ ruin, destroy | destroy completely; damage irreparably.; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" |
| topple | | |
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