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Meaning of 'undermine'
Meaning of 'undermine' (Webster Dictionary)
1. 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. [ 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.
Meaning of 'undermine' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. undermine [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- destroy property or hinder normal operations
- destroy property or hinder normal operations
Example in sentence:
- The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war
Meaning (2):
- hollow out as if making a cave or opening
- hollow out as if making a cave or opening
Example in sentence:
- The river was caving the banks
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