подкопать

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Etymology

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под- (pod-) +‎ копа́ть (kopátʹ)

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Verb

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подкопа́ть (podkopátʹpf (imperfective подка́пывать)

  1. to dig out the earth under (something), to undermine, to sap
  2. to dig (a passage or tunnel) under
  3. (figurative, colloquial) to undermine
  4. (colloquial) to dig a bit, to dig a part of, to dig additionally

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