Expend and Undermine

Expend

Expend verb - To make complete use of.
Usage example: settlers had to be sure not to expend their supply of firewood before the end of the long winter

Undermine and expend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Undermine" instead a verb "Expend".

Undermine

Undermine verb - Destroy property or hinder normal operations.

Expend and undermine are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expend" instead a verb "Undermine".

Nearby Word: undermining

Common collocations

effort expend effort undermine effort
faith expend faith undermine faith
power expend power undermine power
point expend point undermine point
Other words: time, enemy.
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