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guerrillas or guerillas, extremists, revolutionaries;
fifth-columnists, fifth column, saboteurs, subversives: The
underground helped the family to escape to England. The
government blames the underground for the bombings.
undermine v. 1 sap, drain, disable, weaken, debilitate, threaten,
sabotage, subvert, damage, hurt, harm, impair, ruin, dash,
wreck, spoil, Slang queer, bugger (up): He said that the entire
campaign would be undermined if the events of January 17th were
ever revealed. 2 See undercut, 1, above.
undersized
adj. under-size, little, short, small, petite, tiny, elfin,
bantam, slight, mignon(ne); stunted, underdeveloped, runty,
runtish, dwarfish, dwarfed, pygmy, squat; underweight,
undeveloped: These cattle are a bit undersized for market.
understand
v. 1 grasp, comprehend, see, perceive, discern, make out, get
the drift or the hang of, appreciate, interpret, take cognizance
of, recognize, be aware or conscious of, be conversant with,
know, realize, conceive of, be aware (of), apprehend, penetrate,
Colloq get (it), dig, catch on (to), tumble to, cotton on (to),
Brit twig: I can understand what you are saying. I didn't think
you understood. 2 accept, agree, arrange, covenant, take: I
understand the terms of the agreement. 3 interpret, take, read,
gather from, construe, surmise from, assume from, infer from,
view, see: As I understand the regulation, only residents may
use the facilities. 4 hear (of), gather, get wind (of), take
it, be told or informed or advised, have found out or learnt,
Colloq hear tell: I understand that you've applied for another
job. 5 sympathize or empathize (with), be in sympathy (with),
show compassion (for), commiserate (with); accept, tolerate,
allow, forgive: Surely your employer will understand your being
late because of the funeral.
understanding
n. 1 agreement, contract, arrangement, bargain, covenant,
concession, pact, compact, accord, treaty, concordat, entente,
alliance, truce, armistice, reconciliation, settlement: They
reached an understanding with respect to nuclear weapons. 2
discernment, sensitivity, sensitiveness, sympathy, empathy,
perception, insight, good sense, intuition, enlightenment,