undermine
Kelime Anlamı :
1. 1. (yavaş yavaş/sinsice) zarar vermek: Years of dissipation had undermined his health. Yıllarca süren sefahat sağlığına zarar vermişti. Their.
2. kuyusunu kazmak.
3. yavaş yavaş yok etmek.
4. el altından mahvına çalışmak.
5. baltalamak.
6. temelini çürütmek.
7. altını kazmak.
8. sarsmak.
9. yıkmak.
10. altını oymak.
Zıt Anlamlı Kelimeler :
Tanımlar :
1.
to weaken by wearing away a base or foundation: water has undermined the stone foundations.
2. to weaken, injure, or impair, often by degrees or imperceptibly; sap: late hours can undermine one's health.
3. to dig a mine or tunnel beneath.
2. to weaken, injure, or impair, often by degrees or imperceptibly; sap: late hours can undermine one's health.
3. to dig a mine or tunnel beneath.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
to excavate the earth beneath, or the part of, especially for the purpose of causing to fall or be overthrown; to form a mine under; to sap.
2. fig.: to remove the foundation or support of by clandestine means; to ruin in an underhand way.
2. fig.: to remove the foundation or support of by clandestine means; to ruin in an underhand way.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
to form a mine under; sap; render unstable by digging or wearing away the foundation of; make an excavation beneath, especially for the purpose of causing to fall, or of blowing up: as, to undermine a wall; a river undermines its banks.
2. figuratively, to subvert by removing clandestinely the foundation of; injure by invisible, secret, or dishonorable means.
3. to injure, weaken, or destroy insidiously or indirectly; wear away; wear out; sap.
4. same as mine, 2 .
5. A cave.
2. figuratively, to subvert by removing clandestinely the foundation of; injure by invisible, secret, or dishonorable means.
3. to injure, weaken, or destroy insidiously or indirectly; wear away; wear out; sap.
4. same as mine, 2 .
5. A cave.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia