Word Frequency
Translations for 'undermine'
- British English: undermine If you undermine something such as a feeling or a system, you make it less strong or less secure than it was before, often by a gradual process or by repeated efforts. VERBOffering advice on each and every problem will undermine her feeling of being adult.
- Brazilian Portuguese: minar
- Chinese: 逐渐削弱逐渐漸削弱
- European Spanish: minar
- French: saper
- German: unterhöhlen
- Italian: minare
- Japanese: 傷つける
- Korean: 약화시키다
- Portuguese: minar
- Spanish: minar
Example Sentences Including 'undermine'
"He decided not to mention the scuttled yacht, reluctant to undermine Dr Barbara's calm resolve.Rushing to Paradise
But today, opponents said the cuts threaten to undermine the area's regeneration programme and damage the British holiday trade.Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2003)
Critics of the ambitious scheme say it will undermine decades of arms-control treaties.Globe and Mail (2003)
It would be seen by civic Scotland as an abrogation of the Claim of Right and an attempt to undermine Scottish democracy.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Mr Trimble said that these issues had done an awful lot to undermine confidence.Irish Times (2002)
The leak was seen by many as an attempt to undermine Britain's war effort by causing a rift between British and US officials.Spiked (2003)
You make love to me, and then you lay into me and totally undermine me and do your best to make me feel bad.RESCUING ROSE (2002)
You should get about, be seen, before my grandfather and brother spread word what they are up to and undermine your claim.Polmena Cove
You're going to have to convince the captain that you're not trying to undermine him with the governor.The Serpent's Mark
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