undermine
undermine
v. trans.
Ar. and P. διορύσσειν, P. and V. κᾰτασκάπτειν, συγκᾰτασκάπτειν.
He undermines and prises open the door: V. σκάπτει μοχλεύει θύρετρα (Eur. H. F. 999).
Met., P. διορύσσειν, Ar. and V. ὑ̆πέρχεσθαι.
Our position has been undermined in our several cities: P. διορωρύγμεθα κατὰ πόλεις(Dem. 118).
v. trans.
Ar. and P. διορύσσειν, P. and V. κᾰτασκάπτειν, συγκᾰτασκάπτειν.
He undermines and prises open the door: V. σκάπτει μοχλεύει θύρετρα (Eur. H. F. 999).
Met., P. διορύσσειν, Ar. and V. ὑ̆πέρχεσθαι.
Our position has been undermined in our several cities: P. διορωρύγμεθα κατὰ πόλεις(Dem. 118).
UNDERMINE
PROP. suffodere (to hollow underneath by digging): subruere (general term to overthrow from beneath; e.g. a wall): cuniculo or cuniculis subruere or subtrahere (to make a mine under for the purpose of destroying; e.g. a wall. ☞ Plin. uses cavare oppida crebris cuniculis). A town that is undermined a cuniculis suffossum oppidum.
Figuratively subruere (to overthrow destroy; e.g. libertatem): evertere (to overthrow; e.g. rempublicam): labefactare (to make to totter or fall; e.g. rempublicam amicitiam justitiam).
PROP. suffodere (to hollow underneath by digging): subruere (general term to overthrow from beneath; e.g. a wall): cuniculo or cuniculis subruere or subtrahere (to make a mine under for the purpose of destroying; e.g. a wall. ☞ Plin. uses cavare oppida crebris cuniculis). A town that is undermined a cuniculis suffossum oppidum.
Figuratively subruere (to overthrow destroy; e.g. libertatem): evertere (to overthrow; e.g. rempublicam): labefactare (to make to totter or fall; e.g. rempublicam amicitiam justitiam).
undermine (v.):
I. To dig under ground:
1. suffŏdio, fōdi, fossum, 3: Cic. Harusp. 15, 32.
2. sub terra fodio: Liv. 38, 7.
3. cŭnīculum ago: he began to u., cuniculum occultum agere instituit, ib.
4. subruo, ui, ŭtum, 3: to overthrow by a mine: the walls being u.d, subrutis cuniculo moenibus, id. 5, 21.
5. căvo, 1: towns u.d in many places, oppida crebris cuniculis cavata, Plin. 2, 82, 83.
6. fundamenta subduco: Cic. Fin. 4, 15, 42.
II. Fig.:
1. detrăho, traxi, tractum, 3: to u. one's reputation, de fama detraho, id. Fam. 3, 8.
2. laedo, si, sum, 3: had u.d his own reputation, laeserat famam suam, Plin. Ep. 3, 7.
3. lăbĕfăcio, feci, factum, 3: we u. truth, labefacimus veritatem, Arnob. 2, p. 443, Gauth.
4. lăbĕfacto, 1: to u. fidelity with a bribe, fidem pretio labefactare, Cic. Cluent. 68, 194.
5. subrumpo, rūpi, ruptum, 3: Arnob. l. c.
6. ēverto, ti, sum, 3: to u. an estate, e. patrimonium, Ulp. Dig. 47, 6, 1.
I. To dig under ground:
1. suffŏdio, fōdi, fossum, 3: Cic. Harusp. 15, 32.
2. sub terra fodio: Liv. 38, 7.
3. cŭnīculum ago: he began to u., cuniculum occultum agere instituit, ib.
4. subruo, ui, ŭtum, 3: to overthrow by a mine: the walls being u.d, subrutis cuniculo moenibus, id. 5, 21.
5. căvo, 1: towns u.d in many places, oppida crebris cuniculis cavata, Plin. 2, 82, 83.
6. fundamenta subduco: Cic. Fin. 4, 15, 42.
II. Fig.:
1. detrăho, traxi, tractum, 3: to u. one's reputation, de fama detraho, id. Fam. 3, 8.
2. laedo, si, sum, 3: had u.d his own reputation, laeserat famam suam, Plin. Ep. 3, 7.
3. lăbĕfăcio, feci, factum, 3: we u. truth, labefacimus veritatem, Arnob. 2, p. 443, Gauth.
4. lăbĕfacto, 1: to u. fidelity with a bribe, fidem pretio labefactare, Cic. Cluent. 68, 194.
5. subrumpo, rūpi, ruptum, 3: Arnob. l. c.
6. ēverto, ti, sum, 3: to u. an estate, e. patrimonium, Ulp. Dig. 47, 6, 1.