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English noun: countermine | |||
| 1. | countermine (act) (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | countermeasure | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
English verb: countermine | |||
| 1. | countermine (social) destroy property or hinder normal operations | ||
| Samples | The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war. | ||
| Synonyms | counteract, sabotage, subvert, undermine, weaken | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disobey | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | derail | ||
| 2. | countermine (competition) destroy enemy mines with one's own mines | ||
| Samples | We countermined the banks of the river. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mine | ||
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