subvert

verb

1. cause the downfall of; of rulers"The Czar was overthrown"
2. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality"debauch the young people with wine and women"
3. destroy property or hinder normal operations"The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
4. to raze to the ground, also figuratively"we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis"