Commentary: Syntax is: NP1[agent] SUBVERT NP2[patient[abstract]]
NOTE: It is possible for NP2 to be [concrete], but no examples could be found.
Examples:
Did Neoconservatists subvert the Reagan Administration?
The monarch has utterly subverted the rule of law and system of
justice.
I will not allow my rights to be subverted!
Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: Subversion
PropBank: subvert.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3, 4
Commentary: Syntax is: NP1[agent] SUBVERT NP2[patient[animate]]
NOTE: This sense can apply to [-animate] NP2s only if the NP is perceived to be animate or relates to moralistic behavior as example 2 does. Compare to Sense 1; Sense 2 both implies moral degradation and in general requires an animate NP2. Think of '(cause to) fall from grace' when applying Sense 2.
Examples:
Do guidence counselors subvert students?
Do not separate text from historical background or you will have
perverted and subverted the Constitution.
My parents claim that my ex-boyfriend has subverted me.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: Subversion
PropBank: subvert.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2