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To weaken support, confidence, or effectiveness, often gradually or indirectly.

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undermine

Unexplained exceptions can undermine confidence in an otherwise clear policy.
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Repeated promises of space that never became available would undermine confidence in the organizers.
From Working Through Resistance.
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