COUNTERMINE

• (noun) (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy

• (verb) destroy enemy mines with one's own mines

  "We countermined the banks of the river"

• (verb) destroy property or hinder normal operations

  "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"

  synonyms : counteract , sabotage , subvert , undermine , weaken

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