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| | undermine | (อันเดอะไมนฺ') vt. ขุด, ขุดอุโมงค์, เซาะ, ทำให้อ่อนลง, ทำลายทีละน้อย, ทำลายอย่างลับ, See also: underminer n., Syn. sap, weaken |
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| | Undermine | v. t. 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; as, to undermine a wall. [ 1913 Webster ] A vast rock undermined from one end to the other, and a highway running through it. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Fig.: To remove the foundation or support of by clandestine means; to ruin in an underhand way; as, to undermine reputation; to undermine the constitution of the state. [ 1913 Webster ] He should be warned who are like to undermine him. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Underminer | n. One who undermines. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| | | | | บ่อนทำลาย | (v) undermine, See also: subvert, Example: พ่อค้ายาเสพติดบ่อนทำลายความสงบสุขของประเทศ, Thai Definition: แทรกซึมเข้าไปเพื่อทำลายหรือนำไปในทางที่ผิดอยู่ภายในทีละน้อยๆ | | ก่อวินาศกรรม | (v) sabotage, See also: undermine, overturn, destroy, wreck, Example: กลุ่มผู้ก่อการแสดงเจตนาที่จะก่อวินาศกรรมอย่างเห็นได้ชัด, Thai Definition: ลอบทำลายหรือเผาผลาญทรัพย์สิน สาธารณสมบัติ เพื่อให้ฝ่ายตรงข้ามเกิดความเดือดร้อน หรือเพื่อตัดกำลังฝ่ายศัตรูเมื่อทำสงครามกัน |
| | บ่อนทำลาย | [bǿnthamlāi] (v) EN: undermine ; subvert FR: saboter | | ก่อวินาศกรรม | [kø winātsakam] (v, exp) EN: sabotage ; undermine ; overturn | | เซาะ | [sǿ] (v) EN: erode ; undermine ; scour out ; wash out ; chisel ; gouge out FR: ronger ; éroder | | ทำให้เสื่อมลง | [thamhai seūam long] (v, exp) EN: undermine |
| | | | 蝕む(P);虫食む | [むしばむ, mushibamu] (v5m, vi) to eat into (e.g. by worms); to spoil; to ruin; to undermine; (P) [Add to Longdo] | | 覆す | [くつがえす, kutsugaesu] (v5s, vt) to overturn; to upset; to overthrow; to undermine; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Undermine \Un`der*mine"\, v. t.
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; as, to undermine a wall.
[1913 Webster]
A vast rock undermined from one end to the other,
and a highway running through it. --Addison.
[1913 Webster]
2. Fig.: To remove the foundation or support of by
clandestine means; to ruin in an underhand way; as, to
undermine reputation; to undermine the constitution of the
state.
[1913 Webster]
He should be warned who are like to undermine him.
--Locke.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
undermine
v 1: destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The
Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
[syn: {sabotage}, {undermine}, {countermine}, {counteract},
{subvert}, {weaken}]
2: hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was
caving the banks" [syn: {cave}, {undermine}]
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