erodeverb [ I or T ]
uk/ɪˈrəʊd/us/ɪˈroʊd/erode verb [ I or T ] (DAMAGE PHYSICALLY)
C2 to rub or be rubbed away gradually:
Wind and rain have eroded the statues into shapeless lumps of stone.
The cliffs are eroding several feet a year.
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Scratching and rubbing
- abrade
- abrasion
- chafe
- grate
- graze
- grind
- massage
- rasp
- rub sth/sb down
- rubdown
- scour
- scour sth out
- scrape
- scratch
- scuff
- smooth
- tickle
- wear
- wear (sth) away
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erode verb [ I or T ] (HAVE NEGATIVE EFFECT)
C2 to slowly reduce or destroy something:
His behaviour over the last few months has eroded my confidence in his judgment.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Damaging and spoiling
- adulterate
- alloy
- at the expense of sb idiom
- at-risk
- bandh
- bang up sb/sth
- gloss
- gnaw
- gnaw away at sth
- go west idiom
- goonda
- harm
- poison
- ruin
- scourge
- shatter
- shoot sth up
- shred
- sour
- tell on sb
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