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undermine |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Undermine \Un`der*mine"\, v. t. 1. 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. A vast rock undermined from one end to the other and a highway running through it --Addison. 2. 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. He should be warned who are like to undermine him --Locke. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: undermine v 1: destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" [syn: {sabotage}, {countermine}, {counteract}, {subvert}, {weaken}] 2: hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks" [syn: {cave}]
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