socavar bedeutet auf Englisch

burrow [burrowed, burrowing, burrows]▼(to dig a hole)
verb
[UK: ˈbʌ.rəʊ] [US: ˈbɝːo.ʊ]

sap [sapped, sapping, saps]▼(undermine)
verb
[UK: sæp] [US: ˈsæp]

undermine [undermined, undermining, undermines]▼(hinder, sabotage)
verb
[UK: ˌʌn.də.ˈmaɪn] [US: ˈʌn.dər.ˌmaɪn]He's trying to undermine our authority. = Está intentando socavar nuestra autoridad.