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- Dictionaryerode/ɪˈrəʊd/
verb
- 1. (of wind, water, or other natural agents) gradually wear away (soil, rock, or land): "the cliffs on this coast have been eroded by the sea"
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ERODE definition: 1. to rub or be rubbed away gradually: 2. to slowly reduce or destroy something: 3. to rub or be…. Learn more.
Erode definition: to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration. See examples of ERODE used in a sentence.
1. : to diminish or destroy by degrees: a. : to eat into or away by slow destruction of substance (as by acid, infection, or cancer) b. : to wear away by the action of water, wind, or glacial ice. flooding eroded the hillside. c. : to cause to deteriorate or disappear as if by eating or wearing away. inflation eroding buying power. 2.
When soil or land erodes, it wears away or is removed. Many beaches seem to get smaller and smaller, as the endless wash of the waves begins to erode the fine sand. While erode is most commonly used when describing land loss, you can also use it in less literal ways.
[transitive, intransitive] to gradually destroy something or make it weaker over a period of time; to be destroyed or made weaker in this way. be eroded (by something) Her confidence has been slowly eroded by repeated failures. Mortgage payments have been eroded (= decreased in value) by inflation.
1. to grind or wear down or away or become ground or worn down or away. 2. to deteriorate or cause to deteriorate: jealousy eroded the relationship. 3. (Pathology) ( tr; usually passive) pathol to remove (tissue) by ulceration. [C17: from Latin ērōdere, from ex- 1 + rōdere to gnaw] eˈrodent adj, n. eˈrodible, eˈrodable adj.
to weaken or damage something by taking away parts of it gradually, or to become weaker in this way: [ T ] Budget cuts could further erode the benefit package provided for by the contract. earth science. If a natural feature or physical object erodes, it is damaged by the effect of weather.
Erode definition: to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration. See examples of ERODE used in a sentence.
Definitions of 'erode' 1. If rock or soil erodes or is eroded by the weather, sea, or wind, it cracks and breaks so that it is gradually destroyed. [...] 2. If someone's authority, right, or confidence erodes or is eroded, it is gradually destroyed or removed. [formal] [...] 3.
erode. (ɪroʊd ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense erodes, present participle eroding, past tense, past participle eroded. 1. transitive verb/intransitive verb. If rock or soil erodes or is eroded by the weather, sea, or wind, it cracks and breaks so that it is gradually destroyed.
