undermine
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- Someone or something undermines something when they make it difficult for it to happen.
- When you yell at people, it undermines our attempt to get these people to be friendly with each other.
- Someone or something undermines something when they dig under it, maybe making it fall.
- When it rained, the fast-moving part of the river came too close to the house and undermined one of its walls.
