undermine (redirected from undermines)

un·der·mine  (ndr-mn)

tr.v. un·der·mined, un·der·min·ing, un·der·mines

1. To weaken by wearing away a base or foundation: Water has undermined the stone foundations.

2. To weaken, injure, or impair, often by degrees or imperceptibly; sap: Late hours can undermine one's health.

3. To dig a mine or tunnel beneath.

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undermine [ˌʌndəˈmaɪn]

vb (tr)

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (of the sea, wind, etc.) to wear away the bottom or base of (land, cliffs, etc.)

2. to weaken gradually or insidiously their insults undermined her confidence

3. to tunnel or dig beneath

underminer  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	undermine - destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" countermine, sabotage, subvert, weaken, counteract derail - cause to run off the tracks; "they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste" disobey - refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired"
	2.	undermine - hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks" cave core out, hollow out, hollow - remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk" sap - excavate the earth beneath

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undermine

verb

1. weaken, sabotage, subvert, compromise, disable, debilitate, disempower They are accused of trying to undermine the government.
weaken promote, sustain, strengthen, reinforce, fortify

2. damage, weaken, threaten, hurt, injure, impair, sap, put the kibosh on (informal), throw a spanner in the works of (Brit. informal) This will undermine their chances of success.
damage strengthen, reinforce, fortify, buttress

Translations

undermine [ˌʌndəˈmaɪn] VT (fig) → minar, socavar
his health is being undermined by overwork → el exceso de trabajo le está minando la salud

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undermine [ˌʌndə^rˈmaɪn] vt [+ authority, government, confidence, morale, efforts] → saper
to undermine sb's position (= weaken authority) → déstabiliser qn

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undermine [ˌʌndəˈmaɪn] vt (fig) → minare; (authority) → pregiudicare

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undermine [ˌʌndəˈmaɪn] vt (fig) → minare; (authority) → pregiudicare

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undermine

v undermine [andəˈmain]

1 to make (eg a building) insecure by digging away or destroying the base or foundations The road was being undermined by a stream. ondergrawe يُقَوِّض، يَهْدِم подкопавам podkopat, podemlít underminere untergraben υποσκάπτω, καταστρέφω τα θεμέλια minar alt õõnestama سست کردن kaivaa maata jonkin alta miner לַחתוֹר תַחַת असुरक्षित बनाना potkopati aláaknáz grafa göng undir; grafa undan minare, indebolire 土台をくずす 토대를 허물다 paplauti parakties apakšā; izskalot menghakis ondermijnen undergrave, underminere podkopać minar a mina подмывать podkopať, podmyť spodkopati potkopati underminera ทำให้กร่อน altını kazmak/oymak 削弱(侵蝕)…基礎 підривати, руйнувати غير محفوظ بنانا đào dưới chân 削弱...的基础

2 to weaken (eg a person's health or authority) Constant hard work had undermined his health. ondermyn يُضْعِف подронвам podkopat nedbryde; underminere allmählich zerstören υποσκάπτω, υπονομεύω minar kahjustama صدمه زدن jäytää miner לְעַרעֵר दुर्बल बना देना narušiti aláás grafa undan, veikja minare, indebolire 害する 약화시키다 pakirsti graut; iedragāt melemahkan ondermijnen undergrave podkopać minar a submina подрывать podkopať spodkopati narušiti undergräva ทำให้อ่อนแอ zayıflatmak, baltalamak 逐漸削弱(健康或權力) підкошувати کمزور کرنا làm suy yếu 损害