minar

/miˈnaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
mino
preterite (yo)
miné
past participle
minado

Meaning

  1. to undermine

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

socavar

minar and socavar are close synonyms for "to undermine," both literal (undermine a structure) and figurative (undermine confidence).

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

minar

minar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to undermine."

Portuguese

solapar

solapar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to undermine."

Practice

1 What does minar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches minar?

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