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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024e•rode /ɪˈroʊd/USA pronunciation v., e•rod•ed, e•rod•ing. - to (cause to) be eaten into or worn away;
to (cause to) be destroyed by slowly using up or disintegrating: [no object]The bridge was eroding from the salt spray.[~ + object]Wind eroded the loose topsoil. - to (cause to) be destroyed or disappear gradually: [no object]As the election drew near, support for the candidate was eroding.[~ + object]Scandals eroded his reputation.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•rode (i rōd′),USA pronunciation v., e•rod•ed, e•rod•ing. v.t. - to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:Battery acid had eroded the engine. Inflation erodes the value of our money.
- Geologyto form (a gully, butte, or the like) by erosion.
v.i. - to become eroded.
- Latin ērōdere, equivalent. to ē- e- + rōdere to gnaw
- 1605–15
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged strengthen, reinforce.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: erode /ɪˈrəʊd/ vb - to grind or wear down or away or become ground or worn down or away
- to deteriorate or cause to deteriorate
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin ērōdere, from ex-1 + rōdere to gnaweˈrodible adj |