UNDERMINE vs SUBVERT: NOUN
- Same as mine, 2 .
- A cave.
- An advertisement created by subvertising.
UNDERMINE vs SUBVERT: VERB
- Destroy property or hinder normal operations
- Hollow out as if making a cave or opening
- Destroy completely
- Cause the downfall of; of rulers
- Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
- Destroy property or hinder normal operations
- To upturn convention from the foundation by undermining it (literally, to turn from beneath).
UNDERMINE vs SUBVERT: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- N/A
- To overthrow anything from the foundation; to be subversive.
UNDERMINE vs SUBVERT: TRANSITIVE VERB
- To weaken by wearing away a base or foundation.
- To weaken, injure, or impair, often by degrees or imperceptibly; sap.
- To dig a mine or tunnel beneath.
- Fig.: To remove the foundation or support of by clandestine means; to ruin in an underhand way.
- 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.
- To cause to serve a purpose other than the original or established one; commandeer or redirect.
- To undermine, overturn, or render ineffective (a rule or an established notion, such as a stereotype, for example).
- To overthrow or destroy (a government or an established order or authority). : overthrow.
- To undermine, mislead, or betray.
- To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.
- To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to corrupt; to confound.
UNDERMINE vs SUBVERT: OTHER WORD TYPES
- To injure, weaken, or destroy insidiously or indirectly; wear away; wear out; sap.
- To form a mine under; sap; render unstable by digging or wearing away the foundation of; make an excavation beneath, especially for the purpose of causing to fall, or of blowing up: as, to undermine a wall; a river undermines its banks.
- Figuratively, to subvert by removing clandestinely the foundation of; injure by invisible, secret, or dishonorable means.
- To overthrow; overturn; ruin utterly; destroy.
- Synonyms Overthrow, Invert, etc. See overturn.
- Of rulers
- To raze to the ground, also figuratively
- Cause the downfall of
UNDERMINE vs SUBVERT: RELATED WORDS
- Tarnish, Endanger, Hinder, Destabilize, Hamper, Derail, Jeopardize, Erode, Undercut, Cave, Countermine, Counteract, Sabotage, Subvert, Weaken
- Topple, Overthrow, Derail, Frustrate, Disrupt, Undercut, Destroy, Obstruct, Destabilize, Circumvent, Countermine, Counteract, Weaken, Sabotage, Undermine
UNDERMINE vs SUBVERT: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Imperil, Tarnish, Endanger, Hinder, Destabilize, Hamper, Derail, Jeopardize, Erode, Undercut, Cave, Countermine, Counteract, Subvert, Weaken
- Impede, Corrupt, Topple, Derail, Frustrate, Disrupt, Undercut, Destroy, Obstruct, Destabilize, Circumvent, Countermine, Counteract, Weaken, Undermine
UNDERMINE vs SUBVERT: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- Without forgiveness, the betrayal will undermine meaningful relationships.
- Two features of this history undermine that argument.
- This alone will ultimately undermine trust in SAFe.
- Trade agreements must never undermine German safety standards.
- States might act to undermine the National Legislature.
- Marshall Plan and undermine American power in Europe.
- It would undermine our Ukraine policy and it would undermine our national security.
- Whoever does not seek to undermine has sufficient arguments why not to undermine.
- Their goal is to undermine and spread disunity in the West, to undermine liberal democracy as a principle.
- To do otherwise would undermine the rule of law and undermine our constitutional system of government.
- We look at whether they try to subvert the Constitution.
- But saying you intend to subvert justice is another matter.
- Attempting to circumvent or subvert system security measures is prohibited.
- TYPEWRITERS without attempting to subvert or Main Street, Newington.
- Lago is attempting to subvert the political participation process.
- British campaign to subvert American wealth and power.
- American than working to subvert the electoral process?
- What would they resent and try to subvert?
- Is Russia really out to subvert the West?
- Rainbows subvert the human goal of classifying nature.
UNDERMINE vs SUBVERT: QUESTIONS
- Does immigration enrich or undermine British culture?
- Does sleeping through the night undermine breastfeeding?
- Do public safety unions undermine their profession?
- Does empathy undermine biased conflict perceptions?
- Does capital budgeting undermine fiscal discipline?
- How does globalization undermine national identity?
- Does Novelistic Discourse undermine absolute language?
- Does televangelism undermine scholarships about religion?
- Does Christian theology undermine ethical monotheism?
- Does industrialization undermine traditional authority?
- Did Trump appeal to the Supreme Court to subvert the will?
- How does Yoko Ono subvert the Moebius in the Devil's organ?
- How does Burgess subvert the form in the Clockwork Orange?
- Does the Lightning Thief contradict or subvert the Christian faith?
- How did popular culture serve to subvert Cold War anxieties?
- Does Congress subvert the rights of private property owners?
- Did Thum use foreign actors to subvert parliamentary process?
- How does Bhabha use Colonial mimicry to subvert colonialism?
- How to subvert the stigmatizing narratives of AIDS?
- How does Theatre-in-theround subvert artistic hegemony?