Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - undermine
Undermine
undermine
v.tr. 1 injure (a person, reputation, influence, etc.) by secret or insidious means. 2 weaken, injure, or wear out (health etc.) imperceptibly or insidiously. 3 wear away the base or foundation of (rivers undermine their banks). 4 make a mine or excavation under. Derivatives underminer n. underminingly adv. Etymology: ME f. UNDER- + MINE(2)
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transitive verb Date: 14th century to excavate the earth beneath ; form a mine under ; sap, to wash away supporting material from under, to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly , to weaken or ruin by degrees, see: weaken ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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