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Verbit
- To dig underneath (something), to make a passage or for destructive or military purposes; to sap.
- (figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.
Esimerkit
- Martin, for instance, had on one occasion undermined a tree sacred to old gods, then stood in the path of its fall, but forced it to fall elsewhere by making the sign of the Cross.
- The growing use of social media to spread anger and dissent in the Arab world has been hailed by western governments as one of the chief justifications for a completely unfettered internet. The US is reportedly funding the secret rollout of technology in Iran in an effort to undermine internet censors in the country.
- The war efforts were undermined by the constant bickering between the allies.
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