Complete Definition of "undermine"

English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-undermine.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪn|-aɪn

Verb
en-verb|undermin|ing

  1. hinder, sabotage
  2. To dig, tunnel, hollow out as if making a cave or opening.

Translations
trans-top|hinder, sabotage
Finnish: heikentää, sabotoida
trans-mid
French: saper
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trans-top|To dig, tunnel, hollow out as if making a cave or opening
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ttbc|Italian: insidiare
ttbc|Portuguese: sabotar or implodir
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ttbc|Swedish: undergräva, underminera.
ttbc|Spanish: socavar

Antonyms
undergird

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