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surpa.

to cave in, collapse

5 characters2 syllables approx.Română language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to cave in, collapse

    reflexive
  2. to make cave in

    transitive
  3. to collapse due to erosion

    reflexive
  4. to bring to an erosion-induced collapse

    transitive
  5. to bring down from a position of power

    figuratively · obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

From a Vulgar Latin root *subrūpāre, from Latin rupes (“cliff”). Compare Aromanian surpu, surpari, old Abruzzese dialect surrupare, Sicilian sdirupari. Compare also Italian dirupare, Galician and Portuguese derrubar, Spanish derribar.

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