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It can be used in contexts related to military strategy or tactics, particularly when discussing undermining an opponent's efforts. Example: "The general devised a plan to countermine the enemy's fortifications before launching the attack." Alternatives include "undermine" or "thwart."
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countermine
verb
To plot opposition; to frustrate the initiatives of another.
Exact(3)
In "Wonders," he set out "to countermine the whole plot of the devil against New England".
The plans to increase deployments of the latest generation of robotic equipment to detect and remotely detonate mines are a way to continue the countermine ability in waters off Iran into next year and beyond, when the number of minesweeping ships on patrol may be reduced.
The Navy says it has come up with plans to increase its deployments of the latest generation of robotic equipment that can detect and remotely detonate mines as a way to help guarantee a continued — and credible — countermine ability in waters off Iran into next year and beyond, when the number of minesweeping ships on patrol may be reduced.
Similar(2)
Mining and countermining were carried out on a scale never before attempted.
Mining, of course, required suitable ground and was susceptible to countermining by an alert defender.
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