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sabotage

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sabotage /ˈsabətɑː(d)ʒ /
▸ verb [with object] deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage:
power lines from South Africa were sabotaged by rebel forces.
▸ noun [mass noun] the action of sabotaging something:
a coordinated campaign of sabotage.
– ORIGIN early 20th century: from French, from saboter ‘kick with sabots, wilfully destroy’ (see sabot).