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sapped

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verb

To drain, suck or absorb from (tree, etc.).

Examples :

"The ivy had sapped the strength from the old oak tree. "

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verb

To exhaust the vitality of.

Examples :

"The long hours studying for the exam sapped all my energy. "

energy physiology body

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verb

To strike with a sap (with a blackjack).

Examples :

"The robber sapped the security guard from behind, rendering him unconscious. "

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verb

To subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to undermine; to destroy the foundation of.

Examples :

"The constant negativity from her coworkers sapped her motivation and made her dread going to work each day. "

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verb

To pierce with saps.

Examples :

"The construction crew sapped the hillside to build the new road. "

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verb

To make unstable or infirm; to unsettle; to weaken.

Examples :

"The long hours of studying sapped my energy and made it hard to focus. "

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verb

To gradually weaken.

Examples :

"he saps my energy"

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verb

To proceed by mining, or by secretly undermining; to execute saps.

Examples :

"The engineers sapped the base of the old bridge, carefully removing support stone by stone. "

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