socavar

v.

1 to dig under (excavar por debajo).

2 to undermine, to erode, to cut the ground from under, to dig away.

Las lluvias socavan la tierra The rain undermines the soil.

Las penas socavan el alma Woe undermines the soul.

3 to weaken, to debilitate, to mine, to sap.

El sufrimiento socava a Ricardo Suffering weakens Richard.

4 to cavitate, to produce cavitation.

El río socava The river produces cavitation.

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socavar

► verbo transitivo

1 (excavar) to dig under

2 figurado to undermine

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VT

1) (=minar) to undermine

2) (=excavar) [persona] to dig under; [agua] to hollow out

3) (=debilitar) to sap, undermine

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verbo transitivo to undermine

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= undermine, sap, chip away, gnaw (at), undercut, hollow out.

Ex. Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.

Ex. First the desire to read is sapped, then the will, and finally stamina to tackle anything but short, and immediately useful, passages.

Ex. Despite the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, guaranteeing freedom of expression, there seems to be an onslaught of people chipping away at this social foundation.

Ex. The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.

Ex. The effects of liberalization threaten to undercut the delivery of a long cherished social objective.

Ex. The Irish President said last night that Irish society is being hollowed out by individualism.

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verbo transitivo to undermine

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= undermine, sap, chip away, gnaw (at), undercut, hollow out.

Ex: Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.

Ex: First the desire to read is sapped, then the will, and finally stamina to tackle anything but short, and immediately useful, passages.

Ex: Despite the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, guaranteeing freedom of expression, there seems to be an onslaught of people chipping away at this social foundation.

Ex: The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.

Ex: The effects of liberalization threaten to undercut the delivery of a long cherished social objective.

Ex: The Irish President said last night that Irish society is being hollowed out by individualism.

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socavar [A1 ]

vt

to undermine

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socavar verbo transitivo
1 to undermine
2 fig (minar, destruir) to undermine
'socavar' also found in these entries:
English:
undermine

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socavar vt

1. [debilitar] to undermine

2. [excavar por debajo] to dig under

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socavar

v/t tb fig

undermine

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socavar vt

: to undermine