undermine
Example Sentences
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The flight-to-safety bid for the dollar that is helping to undermine the yen could also be fleeting, some analysts say.
Ruto argued the line would slash logistics costs that "undermine competitiveness" in east Africa.
From Barron's
The way Pope Leo saw it, powers were seeking to impose dominion through arms and undermining the taboo since World War II on changing borders by force.
“They’ve undermined the functioning of the courthouse by behaving that way,” she added.
From Los Angeles Times
Unhappily for the FCC, the same force helping to keep the big game on local TV in the short run is undermining it in the long run.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
