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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
undermine/ʌndəˈmʌɪn/
▶verb
  • 1 erode the base or foundation of (a rock formation).

    ■ dig or excavate beneath (a building or fortification) so as to make it collapse.

  • 2 make less powerful or effective, especially in a gradual or insidious way.
– derivatives
underminer noun.



'undermine' also found in these Oxford entries:
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Those who suspect or undermine other's point of views
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undermine & play down
undermine its own undermining
undermine rival leaders he felt... [omission of subject relative pronoun]
undermine somebody's confidence

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