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undermine
verb as in weaken
Strongest matches
erode, frustrate, hurt, impair, ruin, sabotage, sap, subvert, threaten, thwart, torpedo, undercut, weaken, wreck
Strong matches
attenuate, corrode, cripple, debilitate, dig, disable, enfeeble, excavate, foil, mine, sandbag, soften, tunnel, wear
Weak matches
clip one's wings, dig out, eat away, hollow out, knock the bottom out of, poke full of holes, whittle away
Example Sentences
His presence, though, may be doing more to undermine any message of power and control Noem hopes to convey.
One of the hard-won lessons they learned is that “conversion therapy undermines rather than strengthens families by creating conflict and damaging parent-child relationships.”
These critics believe focusing on mockery distracts from the gravity of the situation and may undermine more serious resistance efforts.
The goal is to prevent illegal products from undermining public health efforts and to support and educate smokers in making informed choices, she says.
Clasby’s attorney wrote in the lawsuit that this undermined her autonomy and made “her feel as if her boss felt her husband owned her and made decisions for her.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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