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undermineundermine /ˈʌndɚˌmaɪn, ˌʌndɚˈmaɪn/ ●○○ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEundermine |
| Present | I, you, we, they | undermine | | he, she, it | undermines | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | undermined | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have undermined | | he, she, it | has undermined | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had undermined | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will undermine | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have undermined |
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| Present | I | am undermining | | he, she, it | is undermining | | you, we, they | are undermining | | Past | I, he, she, it | was undermining | | you, we, they | were undermining | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been undermining | | he, she, it | has been undermining | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been undermining | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be undermining | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been undermining |
► undermine somebody’s authority/power/credibility etc. (=gradually make someone’s authority, etc. seem weaker by disobeying them, criticizing them, etc.) 1to gradually make someone or something less strong or effective: Unfair criticism can undermine employees’ self-confidence.undermine somebody’s authority/power/credibility etc. (=gradually make someone’s authority, etc. seem weaker by disobeying them, criticizing them, etc.)2to gradually take away the earth from under something |