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：2025/11/19
undermine
IPA(Pronunciation)
Verb
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
物理的に下から掘って、対象の基盤や土台を侵食すること（破壊的または軍事的な目的で通路を作る） / 比喩的に弱体化させる、損なう、妨害する、足元から支えを崩す
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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To dig underneath (something), to make a passage for destructive or military purposes; to sap. / (figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.
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The engineers planned to undermine the fortress by digging a tunnel beneath its walls.
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The engineers planned to undermine the fortress by digging a tunnel beneath its walls.
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