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- UNDERMINE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of UNDERMINE is to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly How to use undermine in a sentence Synonym Discussion of Undermine
- UNDERMINE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
UNDERMINE definition: 1 to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something… Learn more
- UNDERMINE Definition Meaning - Dictionary. com
to injure or destroy by insidious activity or imperceptible stages, sometimes tending toward a sudden dramatic effect to attack by indirect, secret, or underhand means; attempt to subvert by stealth to make an excavation under; dig or tunnel beneath, as a military stronghold
- UNDERMINE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
If you undermine something such as a feeling or a system, you make it less strong or less secure than it was before, often by a gradual process or by repeated efforts
- undermine verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
undermine something somebody to make something, especially somebody’s confidence or authority, gradually weaker or less effective Our confidence in the team has been seriously undermined by their recent defeats This crisis has undermined his position Recent changes have undermined teachers’ morale
- Undermine - definition of undermine by The Free Dictionary
1 to impair, weaken, or destroy (health, morale, etc ) by imperceptible stages 2 to make an excavation under; dig or tunnel beneath 3 to weaken or cause to collapse by removing underlying supports un′der•min`er, n Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc
- undermine, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary
What does the verb undermine mean? There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb undermine, three of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence undermine has developed meanings and uses in subjects including
- undermine - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
to attack by indirect, secret, or hidden means: looking for ways to undermine her authority to weaken or cause to collapse by removing underlying supports un•der•mine (un′dər mīn′ or, esp for 1, 2, 4, un′ dər mīn′), v t , -mined, -min•ing
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