undermine
verb (used with object)
to injure or destroy by insidious activity or imperceptible stages, sometimes tending toward a sudden dramatic effect.
undermines
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present tense formof undermine (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“The same shock that undermines the AI investment case could improve hyperscaler credit metrics.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
It is the deal that counts, not the values it promotes or undermines.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
The new evidence undermines Omar al-Bayoumi's 25 years of denials that he was an extremist and a Saudi spy.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Stern: He wrote that Bostock supports, not undermines, the court’s conclusion in the latest trans cases, because in Bostock, everyone agreed that adverse actions against the employees was discrimination, right?
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
This ‘nothing’ is important because it undermines the standard account of the origins of experimental science.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
