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Undermine v. t. : 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.

Undermine v. t. : 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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undermine from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... or secretly <trying to undermine his political rivals> 4 : to weaken or ruin by degrees. synonyms see weaken. Learn more about "undermine" ... 

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  (verb) sabotage
  (verb) countermine
  (verb) counteract
  (verb) subvert
  (verb) weaken
  (verb) cave
  (verb) core out
  (verb) disobey
  (verb) hollow
  (verb) hollow out


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