erode
[ ih-rohd ]
verb (used with object),e·rod·ed, e·rod·ing.
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration: Battery acid had eroded the engine. Inflation erodes the value of our money.
to form (a gully, butte, or the like) by erosion.
verb (used without object),e·rod·ed, e·rod·ing.
to become eroded.
Origin of erode
1First recorded in 1605–15; from French ė́roder or directly from Latin ērōdere, equivalent to ē- “out of, from” + rōdere “to gnaw”; see e-1
Other words for erode
Opposites for erode
Other words from erode
- e·rod·i·ble, e·rod·a·ble, e·ro·si·ble [ih-roh-zuh-buhl, -suh-], /ɪˈroʊ zə bəl, -sə-/, adjective
- e·rod·i·bil·i·ty, e·rod·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- non·e·rod·ed, adjective
- non·e·rod·ing, adjective
- un·e·rod·a·ble, adjective
- un·e·rod·ed, adjective
- un·e·rod·i·ble, adjective
- un·e·rod·ing, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for erode
erode
/ (ɪˈrəʊd) /
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
Origin of erode
1C17: from Latin ērōdere, from ex- 1 + rōdere to gnaw
Derived forms of erode
- erodent, adjective, noun
- erodible, adjective
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