undermine

verbB2

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verb

V_es/s

undermines

V_ing/Gerund

undermining

V_ed/pp

undermined

1.
To dig underneath (something), to make a passage for destructive or military purposes; to sap.
2.
(figuratively)To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.
The war efforts were undermined by the constant bickering between the allies.
Đồng nghĩa: corrode, undercut
3.
To erode the base or foundation of something, e.g. by the action of water.
4.
(philosophy) To regard an object as the sum of the parts that compose it, in object-oriented ontology.

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Đồng nghĩa

corrode undercut

Trái nghĩa

Cùng gốc / liên quan

underminable underminer

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