All 3 Uses of
undermine
in
The Screwtape Letters
- So do not allow any temporary excitement to distract you from the real business of undermining faith and preventing the formation of virtues.†
Chpt 5 *undermining = weakening gradually
- He has undermined many a soul's Christianity.†
Chpt 16undermined = weakened gradually
- I wish Slumtrimpet could do something about undermining that young woman's sense of the ridiculous, Your affectionate uncle SCREWTAPE XXVII MY DEAR WORMWOOD, You seem to be doing very little good at present.†
Chpt 26undermining = weakening gradually
Definition:
weaken gradually