Select the appropriate antonym for the underlined word.

The new government's domestic policies could easily undermine the main foreign policy. 

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  1. Cripple 
  2. Weaken 
  3. Spoil 
  4. Enhance 

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Option 4 : Enhance 
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The correct answer is "Enhance."

Key Points

  • Antonym means a word that means the opposite of another word.
  • Let us understand the meaning of the given and the marked words:
  • The underlined word is "undermine", which means to weaken or sabotage.(कमजोर)
    • Example: This could undermine years of hard work.
  • "Enhance" means to improve or strengthen something.(बढ़ाना)
    • ​Example: The drugs will enhance his quality of life.
  • ​Thus, the word "enhance" is the antonym of the word "undermine."

​Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

Additional Information

  • Option 1, Cripple, is a synonym of undermine and means to disable or cripple something. (अपंग)
  • Option 2, Weaken, is also a synonym of undermine and means to make something weaker.(कमजोर)
  • Option 3, Spoil, is not an antonym of undermine and means to damage or ruin something.(खराब करना)
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