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undermine in Arabic

أضعف ʔaḍʕafa

UK/ˌʌn.dəˈmaɪn//ˌʌn.dɚˈmaɪn/

undermine in Arabic: أضعف (ʔaḍʕafa), قّوض (qawwaḍa), ضعّف (ḍaʔʔafa). In English, undermine means to dig underneath (something), to make a passage for destructive or military purposes; to sap.

Arabic words for undermine

hinder, sabotage
أضعف ʔaḍʕafa, قّوض qawwaḍa, ضعّف ḍaʔʔafa

English meaning of undermine

  1. verb To dig underneath (something), to make a passage for destructive or military purposes; to sap.
  2. verb To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.
  3. verb To erode the base or foundation of something, e.g. by the action of water.
  4. verb To regard an object as the sum of the parts that compose it, in object-oriented ontology.

Full definition of undermine

undermine in a sentence

  • The war efforts were undermined by the constant bickering between the allies.

Synonyms of undermine

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Questions about undermine in Arabic

What is the meaning of undermine in Arabic?
Undermine in Arabic is أضعف (ʔaḍʕafa), قّوض (qawwaḍa), ضعّف (ḍaʔʔafa).
ما معنى كلمة undermine؟
Undermine: أضعف (ʔaḍʕafa), قّوض (qawwaḍa), ضعّف (ḍaʔʔafa).
What does undermine mean in English?
Undermine means to dig underneath (something), to make a passage for destructive or military purposes; to sap.

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