erode
verb (used with object)
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration.
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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"Pegging the official exchange rate is complex because inflation will have eroded any competitiveness gains obtained with the devaluation after the primaries," said Lorenzo Sigaut Gravina, research director at Equilibra.
From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2023