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