v. 1 to weaken or ruin by degrees; 2 to attack by indirect secret or underhanded means.
He is going to seriously undermine his health with his smoking habit.
He is going to seriously undermine his health with his smoking habit.
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A factious group was trying to undermine the government.
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What important distinction does Ms. Rochambeau say the debate team must learn in "to discredit someone means to undermine them"?
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weaken; clip one's wings; corrode
strengthen
3 syllables
un-der-mine
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