undermine
/ˈʌndɝmˌaɪn/verb3 syllables
Undermine means: destroy property or hinder normal operations.
Synonyms for undermine6
What does undermine mean?2
verb
1
destroy property or hinder normal operations“The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war”
2
hollow out as if making a cave or opening“The river was caving the banks”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Undermine in a sentence
- Many fear that cuts in the defense budget will undermine the military's effectiveness.darinmex
- The market tends to undermine the very values that gave rise to it.al_ex_an_der
- These actions are an abuse of power and fundamentally undermine the rule of law.CM
- No one can undermine your impact at work.Amastan
- Change has the potential to undermine our identity.Nuel
- Billy's cruel comments undermine the efforts of non-native speakers to communicate effectively.Amastan
- I won't let any personal hardship undermine my personal resolve.LoverofEnglish
- I'll seek to undermine your confidence at every turn.Nuel
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Forms of undermine
as a verb
- past tense
- undermined
- present participle
- undermining
- third-person singular
- undermines