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sab·o·tage  audio  (sb-täzh) KEY  

NOUN:
  1. Destruction of property or obstruction of normal operations, as by civilians or enemy agents in time of war.
  2. Treacherous action to defeat or hinder a cause or an endeavor; deliberate subversion.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
sab·o·taged , sab·o·tag·ing , sab·o·tag·es
To commit sabotage against.
ETYMOLOGY:
French, from saboter, to walk noisily, bungle, sabotage, from sabot, sabot ; see sabot


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