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undermine

/ undermine /

verb

verb Sense 1

hollow out as if making a cave or opening

"The river was caving the banks"

Type of:

hollow hollow out core out

Kinds of:

sap

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb Sense 2

destroy property or hinder normal operations

"The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"

Type of:

disobey

Kinds of:

derail

Derived:

sabotage

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

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