Break and Subvert

Break

Break verb - To cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly.

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Subvert and break are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subvert" instead a verb "Break".

Nearby Words: breach, breakdown, breaking, breakup, breakable

Subvert verb - To lower in character, dignity, or quality.

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Break and subvert are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead a verb "Subvert".

Nearby Words: subversion, subverting

character	break character	subvert character
power	break power	subvert power
people	break people	subvert people
control	break control	subvert control
Other words: system, pattern, time, way, world, rule, law, rules, times, laws.

He gets right to the door but it is protected by a state-of-the-art biometric system that he cannot break or subvert.

Source: Cutting the Knot
To subvert tragedy for real, you have to get into the cycle of catharsis and break one of the literary elements of greatness, hubris, downfall or change.

Source: Tragedy
Parson from Erfworld, by virtue of being able to subvert and outright break some of the rules that define Erfworld.

Source: Immune to Fate

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