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Countermine (Verb)

Destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war".

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

They were able to countermine the rival company's plans by secretly filing a complaint with regulatory authorities.
The cybercrime team worked tirelessly to countermine the malware attack that was threatening to disrupt the entire network.
Enemy forces attempted to countermine the military base's defensive systems with an electromagnetic pulse attack.
In an effort to protect its market share, the corporation tried to countermine its competitors' marketing campaigns.
To prevent widespread panic, officials scrambled to countermine the false information being spread on social media.

Destroy enemy mines with one's own mines; "We countermined the banks of the river".

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.

To prevent enemy forces from advancing, we had to countermine the beach where they would likely land.
In an effort to neutralize the threat, the engineers were ordered to countermine the road leading to our base camp.
Our job was to countermine the river crossing to keep the enemy's armor from reaching our position.
We successfully countermined the area around our perimeter, reducing the risk of injury from concealed explosives.
Their plan involved countermining the border, hoping to dissuade enemy forces from attempting to breach it.