undermines

English - Turkish

Definition of undermines in English Turkish dictionary
undermine: 1. (yavaş yavaş/sinsice) zarar vermek: Years of dissipation had undermined his health. Yıllarca süren sefahat sağlığına zarar vermişti. Their
undermine: kuyusunu kazmak
undermine: (Hukuk) yavaş yavaş yok etmek
undermine: el altından mahvına çalışmak
undermine: {f} baltalamak
undermine: altındaki toprağı oymak
undermine: altını oymak
undermine: temelini çürütmek
undermine: yıkmak
undermine: altını kaz
undermine: el altından çökertmeye çalışmak
undermine: (Askeri) BALTALAMAK; TEMELİNİ ÇÜRÜTMEK
undermine: (Askeri) Bir duvarı yıkmak için altını kazmak, lağım
undermine: {f} altını kazmak
undermine: {f} sarsmak

English - English

Definition of undermines in English English dictionary: third-person singular of undermine
undermine: to subvert in an underhand way
undermine: {v} to sap, injure secretly, destroy, ruin
undermine: Fig
undermine: hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks"
undermine: If you undermine someone or undermine their position or authority, you make their authority or position less secure, often by indirect methods. She undermined him and destroyed his confidence in his own talent The conversations were designed to undermine her authority so she felt that she could no longer work for the company
undermine: hinder, sabotage
undermine: destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
undermine: If you undermine someone's efforts or undermine their chances of achieving something, you behave in a way that makes them less likely to succeed. The continued fighting threatens to undermine efforts to negotiate an agreement. to gradually make someone or something less strong or effective
undermine: If you undermine something such as a feeling or a system, you make it less strong or less secure than it was before, often by a gradual process or by repeated efforts. Offering advice on each and every problem will undermine her feeling of being adult Western intelligence agencies are accused of trying to undermine the government
undermine: 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
undermine: {f} dig under, dig under the foundations of; slowly weaken or injure; sabotage, subvert
undermine: To dig, tunnel, hollow out as if making a cave or opening
undermine: 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
undermine: undergird