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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3409 COCA: 3697

undermine

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
undermine /ˌʌndɚˈmaɪn/ verb
undermines; undermined; undermining
undermine
/ˌʌndɚˈmaɪn/
verb
undermines; undermined; undermining
Learner's definition of UNDERMINE
[+ object]
: to make (someone or something) weaker or less effective usually in a secret or gradual way暗中破坏;逐渐削弱
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3409 COCA: 3697

undermine

verb

un·​der·​mine ˌən-dər-ˈmīn How to pronounce undermine (audio)
ˈən-dər-ˌmīn
undermined; undermining; undermines

transitive verb

1
: to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
trying to undermine his political rivals
2
: to weaken or ruin by degrees
3
: to wash away supporting material from under
4
: to excavate the earth beneath : form a mine under : sap
Choose the Right Synonym for undermine

weaken, enfeeble, debilitate, undermine, sap, cripple, disable mean to lose or cause to lose strength or vigor.

weaken may imply loss of physical strength, health, soundness, or stability or of quality, intensity, or effective power.

a disease that weakens the body's defenses

enfeeble implies a condition of marked weakness and helplessness.

enfeebled by starvation

debilitate suggests a less marked or more temporary impairment of strength or vitality.

the debilitating effects of surgery

undermine and sap suggest a weakening by something working surreptitiously and insidiously.

a poor diet undermines your health
drugs had sapped his ability to think

cripple implies causing a serious loss of functioning power through damaging or removing an essential part or element.

crippled by arthritis

disable suggests bringing about impairment or limitation in a physical or mental ability.

disabled by an injury sustained at work

Example Sentences

She tried to undermine my authority by complaining about me to my boss. The events of the past year have undermined people's confidence in the government.
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3409 COCA: 3697
undermine

verb

ADVERB | VERB + UNDERMINE ADVERBgreatly, radically, seriously, severely, significantly極大地破壞;徹底損害;嚴重削弱;顯著破壞His position within the government has been seriously undermined.他在政府中的地位遭到嚴重削弱。completely, totally完全/徹底破壞ultimately最終破壞It ultimately undermined his ability to play.這最終削弱了他的比賽能力。rather, somewhat有些損壞;一定程度上削弱further進一步破壞effectively有效削弱actively主動破壞fatally致命地破壞subtly不知不覺地損壞systematically系統地破壞gradually, increasingly, progressively逐漸/日益/逐步削弱eventually最終破壞potentially可能會破壞constantly不斷破壞VERB + UNDERMINEthreaten to威脅要破壞attempt to, seek to, try to企圖破壞;設法損害conspire to, help (to), serve to, tend to密謀破壞;助長破壞;有削弱作用;趨向於損害be likely to很可能破壞be designed to, be intended to計劃破壞;企圖損害a terror attack intended to undermine the morale of citizens旨在打擊市民士氣的一次恐怖襲擊

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