undermine

undermine is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 16 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. 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.
2. transitive verb. 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.
3. verb. hollow out as if making a cave or opening

   "The river was caving the banks"

   Synonyms: cave

4. verb. destroy property or hinder normal operations

   "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"

   Synonyms: counteract, countermine, sabotage, subvert, weaken

Synonyms

cave, counteract, countermine, sabotage, subvert, weaken

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in undermine:

unermined

Common word forms

undermined, underminer, undermines, undermining

Words from these letters

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