Sentence examples for to undermine from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(5)

to hinder

to overturn

to affect

to erode

to weaken

"to undermine" is a grammatically correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It means to weaken or gradually damage something, often with subtle or underhanded methods. Example: The politician's opponents accused him of attempting to undermine public trust in his opponent by spreading false rumors and distorted information.

Dictionary

to undermine

verb

To dig underneath (something), to make a passage or for destructive or military purposes; to sap.

synonyms

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Egypt promises to undermine both those propositions.

The Economist

I'm not going to undermine Dianne Feinstein.

The New Yorker

To undermine cohesion is to endanger everyone.

The New York Times

Critics want to undermine the sector.

The New York Times

To undermine this undermines our parliamentary democracy.

Independent

To undermine Turnbull.

The Guardian

I wouldn't ever want to undermine that.

The New York Times

"We don't want to undermine that cooperation".

The New York Times

He added, "To undermine the BBC World Service is to undermine truth".

The New York Times

He has tended to undermine himself.

The New York Times - Magazine

"He's trying to undermine the democratic process".

The New York Times

More suggestions(15)

to lay

to impede

to encumber

to subvert

to endanger

to prejudiced

to disrupt

to damage

to harm

to undermining

to impair

to imperil

to infringe

to jeopardise

to undercut

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