Harm
Harm verb - To reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of.
Usage example: the company's reputation has been harmed by allegations of crooked accounting
Undermine is a synonym for harm in injure topic. In some cases you can use "Undermine" instead a verb "Harm", when it comes to topics like weaken.
Undermine
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- But there is one crime that they do not tolerate: If a player get caught gambling, which causes actual harm to no one and is not even a crime in some states, but has the potential to undermine the perception of the legitimacy of the game itself, they'll be thrown out of the league forthwith.
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