erode
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verb \i-ˈrōd\erod·ederod·ing
Definition of ERODE
transitive verb
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
: to produce or form by eroding <glaciers erode U-shaped valleys>
intransitive verb
: to undergo erosion <where the land has eroded away>
— erod·ibil·i·ty \-ˌrō-də-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
— erod·ible also erod·able \-ˈrō-də-bəl\ adjective
See Examples of ERODE
- Crashing waves have eroded the cliffs along the beach.
- The shoreline has eroded badly.
Origin of ERODE
Latin erodere to eat away, from e- + rodere to gnaw — more at rodent
First Known Use: 1612
Rhymes with ERODE
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erode
transitive verb \i-ˈrōd\ (Medical Dictionary)erod·ed; erod·ing
Medical Definition of ERODE
1
: to eat into or away by slow destruction of substance (as by acid, infection, or cancer) <acids that erode the teeth>
2
: to remove with an abrasive <a dental tool that erodes the decayed area>
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