| VERB | social | countermine, sabotage, undermine, counteract, subvert, weaken | destroy property or hinder normal operations |
|---|---|---|---|
| competition | countermine | destroy enemy mines with one's own mines | |
| NOUN | act | countermine | (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy / enemy |
| Meaning | (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy / enemy. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Broader | countermeasure | An action taken to offset another action |
| Verbs | countermine | destroy enemy mines with one's own mines |
| Meaning | Destroy property or hinder normal operations. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | sabotage, undermine, counteract, subvert, weaken | |
| Narrower | derail | Cause to run off the tracks |
| Broader | disobey | refuse to go along with |
| Spanish | minar, sabotear, socavar, subvertir, trastornar | |
| Catalan | minar, sabotejar, soscavar, subvertir | |
| Meaning | Destroy enemy mines with one's own mines. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "We countermined the banks of the river" | |
| Broader | mine | lay mines |
| Nouns | countermine | (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy / enemy |
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