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

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

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Erode

ermining
ermit
ermits
ern
erne
erned
ernes
ernestful
ernienickelite
erniggliite
erning
erns
ernstite
erodable
erode (current term)
eroded
erodent
erodents
erodes
erodibilities
erodibility
erodible
eroding
erodium
erodiums
erogation
erogations

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