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 Definitions of undermine  [ˌʌn dərˈmaɪn or, esp. for]  

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Definition of 'undermine' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) undermine
to impair, weaken, or destroy (health, morale, etc.) by imperceptible stages.

2.  undermine
to make an excavation under; dig or tunnel beneath.

3.  undermine
to weaken or cause to collapse by removing underlying supports.

Etymology:  (1300–50)

Definition of 'undermine' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken
destroy property or hinder normal operations
"The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"

2. (verb) cave, undermine
hollow out as if making a cave or opening
"The river was caving the banks"


Definition of 'undermine' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) undermine
to do sth that makes sth or sb seem weaker, feel less confident, etc.
evidence that undermines the case for closing small hospitals; rumors aimed at undermining the opposing candidate


Definition of 'undermine' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) undermine
to excavate the earth beneath, or the part of, especially for the purpose of causing to fall or be overthrown; to form a mine under; to sap; as, to undermine a wall

2. (verb) undermine
fig.: To remove the foundation or support of by clandestine means; to ruin in an underhand way; as, to undermine reputation; to undermine the constitution of the state


Translation of 'undermine' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to make (eg a building) insecure by digging away or destroying the base or foundations
The road was being undermined by a stream.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: ondergrawe Arabic flag Arabic: يُقَوِّض، يَهْدِم Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: подкопавам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: minar Czech flag Czech: podkopat, podemlít German flag German: untergraben
Danish flag Danish: underminere Greek flag Greek: υποσκάπτω, καταστρέφω τα Spanish flag Spanish: minar
Estonian flag Estonian: altõõnestama Farsi flag Farsi: سست کردن Finnish flag Finnish: kaivaa maata jnk alta
French flag French: miner Hebrew flag Hebrew: לַחתוֹר תַחַת Hindi flag Hindi: असुरक्षित बनाना
Croatian flag Croatian: potkopati Hungarian flag Hungarian: aláaknáz Indonesian flag Indonesian: mengikis
Icelandic flag Icelandic: grafa göng undir; grafa u Italian flag Italian: minare, indebolire Japanese flag Japanese: 土台をくずす
Korean flag Korean: 토대를 허물다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: paplauti Latvian flag Latvian: parakties apakšā; izskalo
Malay flag Malay: menghakis Dutch flag Dutch: ondermijnen Norwegian flag Norwegian: undergrave, underminere
Polish flag Polish: podkopać Persian flag Persian: سست کردن Pashto flag Pashto: لاندنۍ برخه ژورول، په پټه
Portuguese flag Portuguese: minar Romanian flag Romanian: a mina Russian flag Russian: подмывать
Slovak flag Slovak: podkopať, podmyť Slovenian flag Slovenian: spodkopati Serbian flag Serbian: potkopati
Swedish flag Swedish: underminera Thai flag Thai: ทำให้กร่อน Turkish flag Turkish: altını kazmak/oymak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 削弱(侵蝕)…基礎 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: підривати, руйнувати Urdu flag Urdu: غير محفوظ بنانا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: đào dưới chân Chinese flag Chinese: 削弱(侵蚀)...的基础

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