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| sab·o·tage [ sábbə t ] |
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1. deliberate destruction: the deliberate damaging or destroying of property or equipment, e.g. by resistance fighters, enemy agents, or disgruntled workers
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2. action to hinder: an action taken to undermine or destroy somebody's efforts or achievements
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transitive verb (past and past participle sab·o·taged, present participle sab·o·tag·ing, 3rd person present singular sab·o·tag·es) |
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1. damage something: to damage, destroy, or disrupt something deliberately, especially in a war
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2. hinder something: to undermine or destroy somebody's efforts or achievements
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| [Mid-19th century. < French< saboter "clatter in sabots," hence "act clumsily, work badly, ruin" < sabot "sabot"] |
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