Undermine
21undermine — underminer, n. underminingly, adv. /un deuhr muyn / or, esp. for 1, 2, 4, /un deuhr muyn /, v.t., undermined, undermining. 1. to injure or destroy by insidious activity or imperceptible stages, sometimes tending toward a sudden dramatic effect. 2 …
22undermine — verb a) hinder, sabotage The war efforts were undermined by the constant bickering between the allies. b) To dig, tunnel, hollow out as if making a cave or opening …
23undermine — Synonyms and related words: abate, answer, answer conclusively, argue down, attenuate, blunt, bugger up, confound, confute, contradict, controvert, cramp, cripple, crush, damage, damp, dampen, dash, deaden, debilitate, defeat, demolish, deny,… …
24undermine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. excavate, mine, sap; honeycomb; subvert, weaken, demoralize, thwart, frustrate. See concavity, hindrance, deterioration, weakness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [Enfeeble] Syn. impair, ruin, threaten; see… …
25undermine — v. dig under, dig under the foundations of; slowly weaken or injure; sabotage, subvert …
26undermine — verb 1》 erode the base or foundation of (a rock formation). ↘dig or excavate beneath (a building or fortification) so as to make it collapse. 2》 make less powerful or effective, especially in a gradual or insidious way. Derivatives underminer …
27undermine — v. a. 1. Sap, mine. 2. Ruin secretly, sap the foundations of …
28undermine — verb 1) their integrity is being undermined Syn: subvert, undercut, sabotage, threaten, weaken, compromise, diminish, reduce, impair, mar, spoil, ruin, damage, hurt, injure, cripple, sap, sha …
29undermine — v 1. tunnel, excavate, burrow, dig, mine. 2. subvert, sap, sap the foundations of [s.t.]; sabotage, wreck, Inf. throw a wrench or monkey wrench into the works, Brit. Inf. ratten, Sl. bugger, Sl. queer, Sl. queer the works, Sl. gum up or screw up… …
30undermine — verb Syn: weaken, diminish, reduce, impair, mar, spoil, ruin, damage, sap, shake, threaten, subvert, compromise, sabotage Ant: strengthen, support …
