Erode
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e·rode 
[i-rohd] Pronunciation Key verb, e·rod·ed, e·rod·ing.
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[i-rohd] Pronunciation Key verb, e·rod·ed, e·rod·ing. –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration: Battery acid had eroded the engine. Inflation erodes the value of our money. |
| 2. | to form (a gully, butte, or the like) by erosion. |
| 3. | to become eroded. |
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e·rod·i·bil·i·ty, e·rod·a·bil·i·ty, noun
—Synonyms 1. corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
—Antonyms 1. strengthen, reinforce.
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| e·rode
(ĭ-rōd') Pronunciation Key
v. e·rod·ed, e·rod·ing, e·rodes v. tr.
v. intr. To become worn or eaten away: The cliffs have eroded over the centuries. Public confidence in the administration eroded. [Latin ērōdere, to gnaw off, eat away : ē-, ex-, ex- + rōdere, to gnaw; see rēd- in Indo-European roots.] e·rod'i·bil'i·ty n., e·rod'i·ble adj. |
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| erode | |
verb | |
| 1. | become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded" |
| 2. | remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces" |
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erode e·rode (ĭ-rōd')
v. e·rod·ed, e·rod·ing, e·rodes
- To wear away by or as if by abrasion.
- To eat into; ulcerate.
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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: erode
Pronunciation: i-'rOd
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: erod·ed; erod·ing
1 : to eat intoor away by slow destruction of substance (as by acid, infection, or cancer)erode the teeth> eroded by cancer>
2 : to remove with anabrasive erodes the decayed area>
Main Entry: erode
Pronunciation: i-'rOd
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: erod·ed; erod·ing
1 : to eat intoor away by slow destruction of substance (as by acid, infection, or cancer)
2 : to remove with anabrasive erodes the decayed area>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Erode
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Erode
E*rod"ent\, n. [L. erodens, -entis, p. pr. of erodere. See Erode.] (Med.) A medicine which eats away extraneous growths; a caustic.
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erode
erode: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary
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