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Discover LudwigThe phrase "actively undermine" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe actions that intentionally weaken or sabotage something, such as a plan, effort, or authority.
Example: "His constant criticism seemed to actively undermine the team's morale and productivity."
Alternatives: "deliberately weaken" or "systematically sabotage".
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Speaking before the 25th anniversary of the invention of the world wide web, Lane Fox also criticised the activity of US and UK security services as working to actively undermine encryption tools.
Importantly the taskforce failed to acknowledge that obsessive 'teaching to the test' can actively undermine learning.
Government policies should stand with responsible parents — and under no circumstances actively undermine them.
Realistically, the best we can hope for from fiscal policy is that Washington doesn't actively undermine the recovery.
The Rev. Bernd Hagenkord, head of the German-speaking section of Vatican Radio, blogged that the leak was "sabotage — somebody wants to actively undermine the pope's message".
Moreover, he's worked to actively undermine people's trust in the press, vowing to "open up" libel laws so reporters can be sued more easily.
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There are serious questions about whether some of his activities may violate the so-called Neutrality Act, which bars private citizens from actively undermining a foreign government.
But Prokopi actively undermined legitimate palaeontology.
But the government is now actively undermining progress.
And it is actively undermining the investigation of that aggression.
The Tea Party bosses said the nation had no need of politicians "actively undermining" their conservative agenda.
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