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erode (verb)

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  • erode — ► VERB 1) gradually wear or be worn away. 2) gradually destroy (an abstract quality or state). DERIVATIVES erodible adjective. ORIGIN Latin erodere, from rodere gnaw …   English terms dictionary

  • erode — verb ADVERB ▪ badly, seriously, severely, significantly, substantially ▪ Walkers should stick to obvious paths, even if they are badly eroded. ▪ The experience had seriously eroded his confidence in himself …   Collocations dictionary

  • erode — e‧rode [ɪˈrəʊd ǁ ɪˈroʊd] verb [transitive] if an amount or value is eroded, it is slowly reduced: • Stock prices were eroded by profit taking and ended down. • The real value of the capital was slowly being eroded by inflation. erosion noun… …   Financial and business terms

  • erode — UK [ɪˈrəʊd] / US [ɪˈroʊd] or erode away UK / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms erode : present tense I/you/we/they erode he/she/it erodes present participle eroding past tense eroded past participle eroded * 1) to gradually damage the… …   English dictionary

  • erode away — erode UK [ɪˈrəʊd] / US [ɪˈroʊd] or erode away UK / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms erode : present tense I/you/we/they erode he/she/it erodes present participle eroding past tense eroded past participle eroded * 1) to gradually… …   English dictionary

  • erode — verb (eroded; eroding) Etymology: Latin erodere to eat away, from e + rodere to gnaw more at rodent Date: 1612 transitive verb 1. to diminish or destroy by degrees: a. to eat into or away by slow destruction of substance (as by acid, infection,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • erode — I verb abrade, break down, consume, decay, decrease, deteriorate, diminish, disintegrate, dissolve, file, gradually eat away, grind, lessen, lose, make thin, rasp, recede, reduce, rub away, scrape, shrink, strip, waste, weaken, wear, wear away,… …   Law dictionary

  • erode — verb also erode away 1 (I, T) if the wind, rain etc erodes something such as rock or soil, or if they erode, their surface is gradually destroyed: East facing cliffs are being constantly eroded by heavy seas. 2 (I, T) to gradually destroy or… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • erode — verb /ɪˈrəʊd,ɪˈroʊd/ To wear away by abrasion, corrosion or chemical reaction …   Wiktionary

  • erode — verb waves and weather are seriously eroding the north side of the island Syn: wear away/down, abrade, grind down, crumble; weather; eat away at, dissolve, corrode, rot, decay; undermine, weaken, deteriorate, destroy …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • erode — verb Syn: wear away/down, abrade, grind down, crumble, weather, undermine, weaken, deteriorate, destroy …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

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