Today’s word of the day is ‘Undermine.’ Let us understand more about this word.
[responsivevoice] undermine [/responsivevoice] [ uhn-der-mahyn ]
What is this word’s grammar?
The word is a verb, i.e., it demonstrates an action or an occurrence.
It means:
1. Weaken
2. Sabotage
3. Erode
4. Subvert
How is the word ‘Undermine’ pronounced in popular languages?
1. Hindi – Kamajor
2. Spanish – Socavar
3. French – Saper
4. Mandarin – Pòhuài
How to use this word in a sentence?
1. With cynical cruelty, he set himself to insult, to undermine, to mutilate it.
2. The boys borrowed these and went to work to undermine the big stone.
3. Such association is enough to undermine the morals of a saint, in a week or two.
4. It is not in the power of events to undermine the felicity of the virtuous.
5. And he would never more attempt to undermine me with cheap flattery.
What are some synonyms of the word of the day?
Some synonyms of the word are:
blunt, cripple, erode, frustrate, hurt, impair, ruin, sabotage, sap, subvert, threaten, thwart, torpedo, undercut, wreck, attenuate, corrode, debilitate, dig, disable, enfeeble, excavate, foil, mine, sandbag, soften, tunnel, wear etc.
What are some antonyms of the word of the day?
Some antonyms of the word are:
aid, assist, build, construct, create, encourage, fix, help, relieve, strengthen, support, fill
Quotation:
It is still fashionable to believe that how you organize yourself religiously in this life may matter for eternity. Unless we can erode the prestige of that kind of thinking, we’re not going to be able to undermine these divisions in our world.
Sam Harris
Social Example:
We're in a civil war, we just haven't come to terms with it yet. There is a very real siege going on by people who are trying to undermine our system and replace it with a socialist one and they're gaining more and more ground everyday.
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) July 6, 2020
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