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
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erode
verb
Word Origin for erode
C17: from Latin ērōdere, from ex- 1 + rōdere to gnaw
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erode
[ĭ-rōd′]
v.
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