Undermined
['ʌndə'maind]
Examples
- But at last, fear undermined him. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Certainly placid or morose acceptance is undermined. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The Greek language resumed its sway, which had never been very seriously undermined by the official use of Latin. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Later on the influence of Confucius over his duke was undermined, and he withdrew again into private life. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We have already described the way in which a strong intellectual process undermined the system of Grand Monarchy in France before 1789. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Never recovered the stomach pump--undermined constitution--fell a victim. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It undermined the power of prejudice, superstition, and brute force, by habituating men to reliance upon argument, discussion, and persuasion. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
Checker: Sumner