ERODE - 12 definitions found
erode v 1: become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded" [syn: erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away] 2: remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces" [syn: erode, eat away, fret] erode doree Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) erode verb (eroded; eroding) Etymology: Latin erodere to eat away, from e- + rodere to gnaw — more at rodent Date: 1612 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> • erodibility noun • erodible also erodable adjective Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary erode (erodes, eroding, eroded) 1. If rock or soil erodes or is eroded by the weather, sea, or wind, it cracks and breaks so that it is gradually destroyed. By 1980, Miami beach had all but totally eroded... Once exposed, soil is quickly eroded by wind and rain. = wear away VERB: V, be V-ed • eroded ...the deeply eroded landscape. ADJ 2. If someone's authority, right, or confidence erodes or is eroded, it is gradually destroyed or removed. (FORMAL) His critics say his fumbling of the issue of reform has eroded his authority... America's belief in its own God-ordained uniqueness started to erode. VERB: V n, V 3. If the value of something erodes or is eroded by something such as inflation or age, its value decreases. Competition in the financial marketplace has eroded profits... The value of the dollar began to erode rapidly just around this time. VERB: V n, V English Explanatory Dictionary erode ɪˈrəud v. 1 tr. & intr. wear away, destroy or be destroyed gradually. 2 tr. Med. (of ulcers etc.) destroy (tissue) little by little. øøerodible adj. [F ÷roder or L erodere eros- (as E-, rodere ros- gnaw)] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Erode \E*rode"\, v. t. (Geol. & Phys. Geog.) (a) To wear away; as, streams and glaciers erode the land. (b) To produce by erosion, or wearing away; as, glaciers erode U-shaped valleys. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Erode \E*rode"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eroded; p. pr. & vb. n. Eroding.] [L. erodere, erosum; e out + rodere to gnaw. See Rodent.] To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh. ``The blood . . . erodes the vessels.'' --Wiseman. The smaller charge is more apt to . . . erode the gun. --Am. Cyc. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms erode v. a. Consume, destory, canker, corrode, eat away. English Explanatory Dictionary (Synonyms) erode ɪˈrəud v. wear (down or away), eat away, grind down, abrade, gnaw away (at), consume, corrode, wash away; deteriorate, destroy, deplete, reduce, diminish: Water has eroded the rock. Their continued lying has eroded my confidence in their honesty. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 183 Moby Thesaurus words for "erode": abate, ablate, abrade, abrase, absorb, abstract, assimilate, atomize, bark, bate, be consumed, be eaten away, be gone, bite, bleed white, break up, burn up, canker, cease, cease to be, cease to exist, chafe, come apart, consume, consume away, corrode, crack up, crumble, crumble into dust, curtail, decay, decline, decompose, decrease, deduct, deliquesce, dematerialize, depart, deplete, depreciate, derogate, destroy, deteriorate, detract, die, die away, die out, digest, diminish, disappear, disintegrate, disjoin, disorganize, disparage, dispel, disperse, dissipate, dissolve, dive, do a fade-out, drain, drain of resources, dribble away, drop, drop off, dwindle, eat, eat away, eat into, eat up, ebb, erase, evanesce, evaporate, exhaust, exit, expend, extract, fade, fade away, fade out, fall, fall away, fall off, fall to pieces, file, file away, finish, finish off, fission, flee, fly, fray, frazzle, fret, gall, gnaw, gnaw away, go, go away, gobble, gobble up, grate, graze, grind, grind down, hide, impair, impoverish, ingest, languish, leach, leave no trace, leave the scene, lessen, let up, melt, melt away, molder, nibble away, oxidize, pass, pass away, pass out, perish, plummet, plunge, purify, rasp, raze, reduce, refine, remove, retire from sight, retrench, rub, rub away, rub off, rub out, ruffle, run low, rust, sag, scour, scrape, scrub, scuff, shorten, shrink, sink, sink away, skin, spend, split, squander, subduct, subside, subtract, suck dry, suffer an eclipse, swallow, swallow up, tail off, take away, take from, tatter, thin, thin out, use up, vanish, vanish from sight, wane, waste, waste away, wear, wear away, wear down, wear off, wear out, wear ragged, weather, weed, withdraw |
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