What does "undermines" mean?

third-person singular simple present indicative of undermine

What is a synonym for "undermines"?

Common synonyms include: sabotage, abate, answer, answer conclusively, argue down, attenuate.

Undermines

verb

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Verb

1
third-person singular simple present indicative of undermine form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

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sabotage abate answer answer conclusively argue down attenuate

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"He said he respected the independence of the investigators, but Mr. Ban added that he could not condone irresponsible behavior that undermines the council and the United Nations."

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