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erode
[ ih-rohd ]
verb (used with object)
- to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Battery acid had eroded the engine. Inflation erodes the value of our money.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms: ,
- to form (a gully, butte, or the like) by erosion.
verb (used without object)
- to become eroded.
erode
/ ɪˈəʊ /
verb
- to grind or wear down or away or become ground or worn down or away
- to deteriorate or cause to deteriorate
jealousy eroded the relationship
- tr; usually passive pathol to remove (tissue) by ulceration
Derived Forms
- ˈǻ徱, adjective
- ˈǻԳ, adjectivenoun
Other Word Forms
- ·ǻi· ·ǻa· ··· [ih-, roh, -z, uh, -b, uh, l, -s, uh, -], adjective
- ·ǻi·i·ٲ ·ǻa·i·ٲ noun
- ԴDze·ǻĻ adjective
- ԴDze·ǻiԲ adjective
- un·ǻa· adjective
- ܲe·ǻĻ adjective
- un·ǻi· adjective
- ܲe·ǻiԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of erode1
Example Sentences
“The 50 released practice questions — which were heavily edited and re-released just weeks before the exam — still contain numerous errors. This has further eroded our confidence in the quality of the questions.”
In the piece, Rowling repeated harmful narratives that trans rights were eroding women’s public safety, taking the issue to the restroom, as so many often do.
It erodes the soul of the city in ways that are painful to consider.
is more, the dismantling of the Department of Education would further erode education opportunities in rural America.
"Without accountability, we risk continuing to watch atrocities unfolding, and the norms designed to protect us all, eroding."
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