minar
mi.nar
[min′ar]
vtd+vint
1 to dig, excavate a mine.
2 to explore furtively.
3 fig to undermine, sap.
4 to hurt secretly: a doença latente minava-o / the latent sickness tormented him.
5 to spread, rage: o incêndio minando nos porões do navio / the fire raging in the holds of the ship.
6 Mil to lay mines.
7 to ooze, flow slowly, exude: de seus ferimentos minava sangue / blood oozed from his wounds.