socavar

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Spanish

Etymology

From so- +‎ cavar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sokaˈbaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: so‧ca‧var

Verb

socavar (first-person singular present socavo, first-person singular preterite socavé, past participle socavado)

  1. to undermine
    • 2022 September 23, Ana Fuentes, “Estrasburgo ha dicho lo que era evidente desde hace años: Hungría no es una democracia plena”, in El País:
      Hoy sería impensable que Budapest entrase en la Unión. Pero como está dentro, se le permite socavar la separación de poderes y la libertad de prensa, y un discurso racista y homófobo[.]
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to burrow

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