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to undermine
01
to gradually decrease the effectiveness, confidence, or power of something or someone
Transitive: to undermine power or intensity of something
Examples
Skipping maintenance checks might undermine the long-term reliability of the equipment.
02
to dig or make a hollow space beneath a structure or surface
Transitive: to undermine a structure or part of land
Examples
Over time, the river managed to undermine sections of the cliff, causing rockfalls.
Lexical Tree
undermine
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