verb🔗ShareAgotar, minarTo drain, suck or absorb from (tree, etc.)."The ivy had sapped the strength from the old oak tree. "La hiedra había agotado la fuerza del viejo roble.plantnaturebiologyecologyenvironmentenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAgotar, minarTo exhaust the vitality of."The long hours studying for the exam sapped all my energy. "Las largas horas de estudio para el examen agotaron toda mi energía.energyphysiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGolpear con una porraTo strike with a sap (with a blackjack)."The robber sapped the security guard from behind, rendering him unconscious. "El ladrón golpeó al guardia de seguridad por la espalda con una porra, dejándolo inconsciente.policeweaponactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSocavar, minarTo 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. "La negatividad constante de sus compañeros de trabajo socavó su motivación y la hizo temer ir a trabajar cada día.actiondisasterenergyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMinarTo pierce with saps."The construction crew sapped the hillside to build the new road. "El equipo de construcción minó la ladera para construir la nueva carretera.weaponmilitarywaractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSocavar, debilitarTo make unstable or infirm; to unsettle; to weaken."The long hours of studying sapped my energy and made it hard to focus. "Las largas horas de estudio socavaron mi energía y dificultaron la concentración.bodymindphysiologyenergyconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMinar, debilitarTo gradually weaken."he saps my energy"Él mina mi energía.physiologyenergyconditionbiologymindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMinar, socavarTo 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. "Los ingenieros socavaron la base del antiguo puente, retirando cuidadosamente la piedra de soporte piedra a piedra.militarywaractiontechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
