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UNDERMINE meaning: 1. to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something…. Learn more.
Jun 12, 2018 · UNDERMINE 意味, 定義, UNDERMINE は何か: 1. to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something…. もっと見る
UNDERMINE translate: （常指逐漸地）削弱信心、權威等，損害. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Chinese traditional Dictionary.
Jun 2, 2024 · undermine (third-person singular simple present undermines, present participle undermining, simple past and past participle undermined) To dig underneath (something), to make a passage for destructive or military purposes; to sap. [from 14th c.] ( figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage. [from 15th c.]
undermine something/somebody to make something, especially somebody’s confidence or authority, gradually weaker or less effective Our confidence in the team has been seriously undermined by their recent defeats.
UNDERMINE meaning: to make someone less confident or make something weaker: . Learn more.
The earliest known use of the verb undermine is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for undermine is from before 1382, in Bible (Wycliffite, early version). undermine is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: under- prefix1 2a.i, mine v. See etymology.
