Undermine
31undermine — [ˌʌndəˈmaɪn] verb [T] to make something or someone become gradually less effective, confident, or successful …
32undermine — un•der•mine [[t]ˌʌn dərˈmaɪn[/t]] or, esp. for 1,2,4, [[t]ˈʌn dərˌmaɪn[/t]] v. t. mined, min•ing 1) to impair, weaken, or destroy (health, morale, etc.) by imperceptible stages 2) to make an excavation under; dig or tunnel beneath 3) to weaken or …
33undermine — /ʌndəˈmaɪn / (say unduh muyn), /ˈʌndəmaɪn / (say unduhmuyn) verb (t) (undermined, undermining) 1. to form a mine or passage under, as in military operations; make an excavation under. 2. to render unstable by digging into or wearing away the… …
34undermine — Poholalo, po a, pao …
35undermine a process — sabotage a procedure, disrupt a proceeding …
36undermine an ability — sabotage a skill, damage an ability …
37undermine an effort — sabotage an attempt …
38upset the balance of force — undermine the balance of power, offset the balance of force …
39soften someone/thing up — undermine the resistance of. → soften …
40pull the rug from under (to) — Undermine; suddenly cease support for. ► “Worse, foreign commercial banks might be tempted to pull the rug from under Japanese banks in the interbank markets.” (Banker, Aug. 1995, p. 6) …