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undermine

/ʌndəˈmʌɪn

verb [with object]

1Erode the base or foundation of (a rock formation): the flow of water had undermined pillars supporting the roof...

The lighthouse stands on a plinth of rock undermined by caves, perhaps once used by smugglers.

Synonyms

erode, wear away, eat away at, chip away, undercut

1.1Dig or excavate beneath (a building or fortification) so as to make it collapse: the demolition engineers did eventually undermine two of the tower’s six sides...

Within days, the French advanced into the city outskirts and undermined numerous buildings.
The Romans also developed tunnelling for military purposes, either by breaking through behind enemy defences or by undermining fortifications to cause their collapse.
The disaster was caused by the total collapse of his house in the Rue d' Anjou, undermined by the excavations carried out by the bank next door for its strong room.

Synonyms

tunnel under, dig under, burrow under, excavate, sap

2Lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously: this could undermine years of hard work...

What they don't understand is that being boring limits their power and undermines their effectiveness.
And yet, the way he handled the events that followed gradually undermined his position.
They might have to share power and that is dangerous because it would undermine their position of power.

Synonyms

subvert, sabotage, threaten, weaken, compromise, diminish, reduce, impair, mar, spoil, ruin, impede, hinder, damage, hurt, injure, cripple, disable, enfeeble, sap, shake;

whittle away, eat away

informal foul up, botch, put the kibosh on, drag through the mud

British informal throw a spanner in the works of, queer the pitch of

North American informal throw a monkey wrench in the works of

Derivatives

underminer

noun ...

That would be on account of my false self, my twin, my judge, unhappy anima and underminer.
Once again, these underminers of our foreign policy are doing more harm to our country.
So you see yourself as an underminer of the system?

Origin

Middle English: from under- + the verb mine², probably suggested by Middle Dutch ondermineren.

单词	undermine
释义	undermine /ʌndəˈmʌɪn / verb [with object] 1Erode the base or foundation of (a rock formation): the flow of water had undermined pillars supporting the roof... The lighthouse stands on a plinth of rock undermined by caves, perhaps once used by smugglers. Synonyms erode, wear away, eat away at, chip away, undercut 1.1Dig or excavate beneath (a building or fortification) so as to make it collapse: the demolition engineers did eventually undermine two of the tower’s six sides... Within days, the French advanced into the city outskirts and undermined numerous buildings. The Romans also developed tunnelling for military purposes, either by breaking through behind enemy defences or by undermining fortifications to cause their collapse. The disaster was caused by the total collapse of his house in the Rue d' Anjou, undermined by the excavations carried out by the bank next door for its strong room. Synonyms tunnel under, dig under, burrow under, excavate, sap 2Lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously: this could undermine years of hard work... What they don't understand is that being boring limits their power and undermines their effectiveness. And yet, the way he handled the events that followed gradually undermined his position. They might have to share power and that is dangerous because it would undermine their position of power. Synonyms subvert, sabotage, threaten, weaken, compromise, diminish, reduce, impair, mar, spoil, ruin, impede, hinder, damage, hurt, injure, cripple, disable, enfeeble, sap, shake; whittle away, eat away informal foul up, botch, put the kibosh on, drag through the mud British informal throw a spanner in the works of, queer the pitch of North American informal throw a monkey wrench in the works of Derivatives underminer noun ... That would be on account of my false self, my twin, my judge, unhappy anima and underminer. Once again, these underminers of our foreign policy are doing more harm to our country. So you see yourself as an underminer of the system? Origin Middle English: from under- + the verb mine², probably suggested by Middle Dutch ondermineren. Rhymes align, assign, benign, brine, chine, cline, combine, condign, confine, consign, dine, divine, dyne, enshrine, entwine, fine, frontline, hardline, interline, intertwine, kine, Klein, line, Main, malign, mine, moline, nine, on-line, opine, outshine, pine, Rhein, Rhine, shine, shrine, sign, sine, spine, spline, stein, Strine, swine, syne, thine, tine, trine, twine, Tyne, underline, vine, whine, wine
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undermine

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underminer

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