undermine

verb33 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.7

to weaken or damage something in a severe and important way

to weaken or damage something in a way that is large or important enough to be noticed

to weaken or damage something very badly

to weaken or damage something to a large extent

to have the possibility of weakening or damaging something in the future

to weaken or damage something slowly over a period of time

to weaken or damage something in a way that produces the intended result

to weaken or damage something entirely

to weaken or damage something more and more over time

to weaken or damage something even more

to weaken or damage something entirely

to weaken or damage something in the end, especially after a long time

to weaken or damage something in a planned, organized way

to finally weaken or damage something after a long process

to weaken or damage something steadily and continuously

to deliberately and energetically try to weaken or damage something

to weaken or damage something all the time or very often

to weaken or damage something in a clever and indirect way that is not immediately obvious

to weaken or damage something so badly that it cannot recover or succeed

to weaken or damage something in a fundamental way

to weaken or damage something to a certain degree

to weaken or damage something to a certain degree

to probably weaken or damage something

to be likely to weaken or damage something

to often have the effect of weakening or damaging something

to have the purpose of weakening or damaging something

to have the effect of weakening or damaging something

to try to weaken or damage something (often more formal)

to make an effort to weaken or damage something

to be planned or created for the purpose of weakening or damaging something

to try to weaken or damage something

to contribute to the weakening or damaging of something

to secretly plan with other people to weaken or damage something