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Erode

Erode Meaning & Definition
Erode Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Erode?

[v] remove soil or rock, as of wind or water; "Rain eroded the terraces"
[v] become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Erode: eat at | eat away | fret | gnaw | gnaw at | wear away

Related Terms | Find terms related to Erode: abate | ablate | abrade | abrase | absorb | abstract | assimilate | atomize | bark | bate | be consumed | be eaten away | be gone | bite | bleed white | break up | burn up | canker | cease | cease to be | cease to exist | chafe | come apart | consume | consume away | corrode | crack up | crumble | crumble into dust | curtail | decay | decline | decompose | decrease | deduct | deliquesce | dematerialize | depart | deplete | depreciate | derogate | destroy | deteriorate | detract | die | die away | die out | digest | diminish | disappear | disintegrate | disjoin | disorganize | disparage | dispel | disperse | dissipate | dissolve | dive | do a fade-out | drain | drain of resources | dribble away | drop | drop off | dwindle | eat | eat away | eat into | eat up | ebb | erase | evanesce | evaporate | exhaust | exit | expend | extract | fade | fade away | fade out | fall | fall away | fall off | fall to pieces | file | file away | finish | finish off | fission | flee | fly | fray | frazzle | fret | gall | gnaw | gnaw away | go | go away | gobble | gobble up | grate | graze | grind | grind down | hide | impair | impoverish | ingest | languish | leach | leave no trace | leave the scene | lessen | let up | melt | melt away | molder | nibble away | oxidize | pass | pass away | pass out | perish | plummet | plunge | purify | rasp | raze | reduce | refine | remove | retire from sight | retrench | rub | rub away | rub off | rub out | ruffle | run low | rust | sag | scour | scrape | scrub | scuff | shorten | shrink | sink | sink away | skin | spend | split | squander | subduct | subside | subtract | suck dry | suffer an eclipse | swallow | swallow up | tail off | take away | take from | tatter | thin | thin out | use up | vanish | vanish from sight | wane | waste | waste away | wear | wear away | wear down | wear off | wear out | wear ragged | weather | weed | withdraw

See Also | crumble | damage | decay | delapidate | wash

Erode In Webster's Dictionary

\E*rode"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eroded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Eroding}.] [L. erodere, erosum; e out + rodere to gnaw. See {Rodent}.] To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh. ``The blood . . . erodes the vessels.'' --Wiseman. The smaller charge is more apt to . . . erode the gun. --Am. Cyc.
\E*rode"\, v. t. (Geol. & Phys. Geog.) (a) To wear away; as, streams and glaciers erode the land. (b) To produce by erosion, or wearing away; as, glaciers erode U-shaped valleys.

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