verb🔗ShareTo drain, suck or absorb from (tree, etc.)."The ivy had sapped the strength from the old oak tree. "plantnaturebiologyecologyenvironmentenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb🔗ShareTo subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to undermine; to destroy the foundation of."The constant negativity from her coworkers sapped her motivation and made her dread going to work each day. "actiondisasterenergyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo pierce with saps."The construction crew sapped the hillside to build the new road. "weaponmilitarywaractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make unstable or infirm; to unsettle; to weaken."The long hours of studying sapped my energy and made it hard to focus. "bodymindphysiologyenergyconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo gradually weaken."he saps my energy"physiologyenergyconditionbiologymindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo proceed by mining, or by secretly undermining; to execute saps."The engineers sapped the base of the old bridge, carefully removing support stone by stone. "militarywaractiontechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
