ERODIBLE
verb (used with 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. Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil. Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
2.
to form (a gully, butte, or the like) by erosion.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become eroded.
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erode (ɪˈrəʊd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 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. | (tr; usually passive) pathol to remove (tissue) by ulceration |
| [C17: from Latin ērōdere, from | |
| e'rodent | |
| —adj, —n | |
| e'rodible | |
| —adj | |
| erode (ɪˈrəʊd) | |
| —vb | |
| 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. | (tr; usually passive) pathol to remove (tissue) by ulceration |
| [C17: from Latin ērōdere, from | |
| e'rodent | |
| —adj, —n | |
| e'rodible | |
| —adj | |
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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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