sab·o·tage (săb'ə-täzh')
n.

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.

tr.v., -taged, -tag·ing, -tag·es.
To commit sabotage against.

[French, from saboter, to walk noisily, bungle, sabotage, from sabot, sabot. See sabot.]

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