/sab"euh tahzh', sab'euh tahzh"/ , n. , v. , sabotaged, sabotaging .
n.
1. any underhand interference with production, work, etc., in a plant, factory, etc., as by enemy agents during wartime or by employees during a trade dispute.
2. any undermining of a cause.
v.t.
3. to injure or attack by sabotage.
[ 1865-70; sabot ( er ) to botch, orig., to strike, shake up, harry, deriv. of sabot SABOT + -age -AGE ]
Syn. 3. disable, vandalize, cripple.