Polyglot Dictionary

socavar

/sokaˈβaɾ/

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

Forms

present (yo)
socavo
preterite (yo)
socavé
past participle
socavado

Meaning

  1. to undermine

    • Socavó su autoridad.

      He undermined her authority.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

minar

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

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