Difference between Corrupt and Subvert

What is the difference between Corrupt and Subvert?

Corrupt as a verb is to make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert. while Subvert as a verb is to overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.

Corrupt

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals. With lots of errors in it; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state. In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

Example sentence: Advance, and never halt, for advancing is perfection. Advance and do not fear the thorns in the path, for they draw only corrupt blood.

Subvert

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An advertisement created by subvertising.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to corrupt; to confound.To upturn convention from the foundation by undermining it (literally, to turn from beneath).

Example sentence: I can't do jokes. I've always come from left field and tried to subvert conventional comedy. I started as a rebellion against that - albeit a very soft and surreal rebellion. It's escapist.

We hope you now know whether to use Corrupt or Subvert in your sentence.

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