- F. sapercf. Sp. zapar, It. zapare), fr. sape a sort of scythe, LL. sappa a sort of mattock
- To subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to undermine; to destroy the foundation of.Nor safe their dwellings were, for sapped by floods, Their houses fell upon their household gods.
- MilTo pierce with saps.
- To make unstable or infirm; to unsettle; to weaken.Ring out the grief that saps the mind.
