# socavar

- **Language:** Spanish
- **Level:** C1 (Advanced)
- **Part of speech:** verb
- **Pronunciation:** /sokaˈβaɾ/
- **English:** undermine
- **Persian:** تضعیف کردن
- **Definition:** To make something gradually weaker or less effective.

## Example

> Las críticas constantes pueden socavar tu confianza.
> Constant criticism can undermine your confidence.
> انتقاد مداوم می‌تواند اعتمادبه‌نفس شما را تضعیف کند.

## Common phrases

- socavar la confianza
- socavar la autoridad
- socavar seriamente

## Related words

- [deteriorarse](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/spanish/deteriorarse): deteriorate (C1)
- [menguar](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/spanish/menguar): diminish (C1)
- [exacerbar](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/spanish/exacerbar): exacerbate (C1)
- [fluctuar](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/spanish/fluctuar): fluctuate (C1)
- [mitigar](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/spanish/mitigar): mitigate (C1)
- [obsoleto](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/spanish/obsoleto): obsolete (C1)
- [reforzar](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/spanish/reforzar): reinforce (C1)
- [estimular](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/spanish/estimular): stimulate (C1)

Source: https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/spanish/socavar