erode

e·rode  (-rd)

v. e·rod·ed, e·rod·ing, e·rodes

v.tr.

1. To wear (something) away by or as if by abrasion: Waves eroded the shore.

2. To eat into; corrode.

3. To make or form by wearing away: The river eroded a deep valley.

4. To cause to diminish or deteriorate as if by eating into or wearing away: "Long enduring peace often erodes popular resolution" C.L. Sulzberger.

v.intr.

To become worn or eaten away: The cliffs have eroded over the centuries. Public confidence in the administration eroded.

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[Latin rdere, to gnaw off, eat away : -, ex-, ex- + rdere, to gnaw; see rd- in Indo-European roots.]

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e·rodi·bili·ty n.

e·rodi·ble adj.

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erode

Verb

[eroding, eroded]

1. to wear down or away

2. to deteriorate or cause to deteriorate [Latin e- away + rodere to gnaw]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	erode - become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded" eat at, gnaw at, gnaw, wear away decay, dilapidate, crumble - fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"
	2.	erode - remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces" eat away, fret damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" wash - form by erosion; "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"

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erode

verb 1. disintegrate, crumble, deteriorate, corrode, break up, grind down, waste away, wear down or away

2. destroy, consume, spoil, crumble, eat away, corrode, break up, grind down, abrade, wear down or away

3. weaken, destroy, undermine, diminish, impair, lessen, wear away

Translations

erode [ɪˈrəud] vt (GEO) → erosionar [+ metal]; corroer, desgastar

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erode [ɪˈrəud] vt → éroder [+ metal]; ronger

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erode [ɪˈrəud] vt → erodieren, auswaschen;

(metal) → zerfressen;

(confidence, power) → untergraben

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erode [ɪˈrəud] vt → erodere [+ metal]; corrodere