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erode
[ih-rohd]
verb (used with object)
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration.
Battery acid had eroded the engine. Inflation erodes the value of our money.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms: ,to form (a gully, butte, or the like) by erosion.
verb (used without object)
to become eroded.
erode
/ ɪˈəʊ /
verb
to grind or wear down or away or become ground or worn down or away
to deteriorate or cause to deteriorate
jealousy eroded the relationship
(tr; usually passive) pathol to remove (tissue) by ulceration
Other 51Թ Forms
- erodible adjective
- erodable adjective
- erosible adjective
- erodibility noun
- erodability noun
- noneroded adjective
- noneroding adjective
- unerodable adjective
- uneroded adjective
- unerodible adjective
- uneroding adjective
- ˈǻ徱 adjective
- ˈǻԳ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of erode1
Example Sentences
“These issues create unnecessary stress, prolong recovery, and erode trust,” Lara said.
"We expected the bulge of sand would erode quite rapidly but it has also moved elsewhere."
“When you have concentration of power over all three branches of government, you start to erode democratic rule.”
Could the measures Trump is taking mark, as some suggest, the latest, albeit most ambitious, step by conservatives to erode some of the traditional pillars of support for the Democratic Party?
Like gated communities, secured high-rises and private security services, the clubs reflect a growing separation between social classes that erodes the idea of a shared public space.
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