sabotage

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 See also 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 3 Swedish 3.1 Noun 3.2 References

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[edit] Etymology

From French sabotage (verb is from the noun)

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sabotage (uncountable)

1. A deliberate action aimed at weakening an enemy through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction.
2. (military) An act or acts with intent to injure, interfere with, or obstruct the national defense of a country by willfully injuring or destroying, or attempting to injure or destroy, any national defense or war materiel, premises, or utilities, to include human and natural resources^[1].

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to sabotage (third-person singular simple present sabotages, present participle sabotaging, simple past and past participle sabotaged)

1. to deliberately destroy or damage something in order to prevent it from being successful

   The railway line had been sabotaged by enemy commandos

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• terrorism

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[edit] Etymology

saboter + -age

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sabotage f. (plural sabotages)

1. sabotage

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Declination for sabotage	Singular		Uncountable
Neuter	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	sabotage	sabotaget
Genitive	sabotages	sabotagets

sabotage n.

1. sabotage

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• Notes:

1. ^ JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms.