undermine
Example Sentences
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"We really need to be careful, it undermines democracy because people start to question what is true."
From BBC
Chikli’s new rules, the groups say, are part of an effort to undermine their ability to work and provide aid to Gazans.
Asian currencies consolidated against the dollar in early trade, but may be weighed by geopolitical tensions that typically undermine risk appetite.
The idea is to end some importers’ preferential dollar-exchange rate—which had fed arbitrage and corruption and undermined the rial—and replace it with direct consumer subsidies.
"That division obviously undermines a regional solution... Without shared premises and minimum consensus, it’s obviously very difficult to respond at the regional level," said Jaramillo.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
