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Definition of Erode
1. Verb. Become ground down or deteriorate. "Her confidence eroded"
Exact synonyms: Eat At, Gnaw, Gnaw At, Wear Away
Generic synonyms: Crumble, Decay, Dilapidate
Derivative terms: Erosion, Erosive, Wearing Away
Generic synonyms: Crumble, Decay, Dilapidate
Derivative terms: Erosion, Erosive, Wearing Away
2. Verb. Remove soil or rock. "Rain eroded the terraces"
Exact synonyms: Eat Away, Fret
Generic synonyms: Damage
Specialized synonyms: Wash
Derivative terms: Eroding, Erosion, Erosion, Erosive
Generic synonyms: Damage
Specialized synonyms: Wash
Derivative terms: Eroding, Erosion, Erosion, Erosive
Definition of Erode
1. v. t. To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh.
2. v. t. To wear away; as, streams and glaciers erode the land.
Definition of Erode
1. Verb. To wear away by abrasion, corrosion or chemical reaction ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Erode
1. to wear away by constant friction [v ERODED, ERODING, ERODES]
Medical Definition of Erode
1. To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh. "The blood . . . Erodes the vessels." "The smaller charge is more apt to . . . Erode the gun." (Am. Cyc) Origin: L. Erodere, erosum; e out + rodere to gnaw. See Rodent. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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