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Definition of countermine

(military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy
destroy enemy mines with one''s own mines; "We countermined the banks of the river"
destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"

Similar Words: sabotage, undermine, counteract, subvert, weaken

Hyponyms: derail

Derivational Morphology: sabotage

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