erode (redirected from erodibility)

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 [ɪˈrəʊd]

vb

1. to grind or wear down or away or become ground or worn down or away

2. to deteriorate or cause to deteriorate jealousy eroded the relationship

3. (Medicine / Pathology) (tr; usually passive) Pathol to remove (tissue) by ulceration

[from Latin ērōdere, from ex-¹ + rōdere to gnaw]

erodent  adj & n

erodible  adj

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 By 1980, Miami beach had all but totally eroded.

2. destroy, consume, spoil, crumble, eat away, corrode, break up, grind down, abrade, wear down or away Once exposed, soil is quickly eroded by wind and rain.

3. weaken, destroy, undermine, diminish, impair, lessen, wear away His fumbling of the issue of reform has eroded his authority.

Translations

erode [ɪˈrəʊd]

A. VT

1. (lit) (Geol) → erosionar; [acid] → corroer

2. (fig) [+ confidence, power, authority] → mermar; [+ support, rights] → reducir
inflation has eroded the value of their savings → la inflación ha mermado el valor de sus ahorros

B. VI

1. (Geol) → erosionarse

2. (fig) [confidence] → mermarse; [support] → disminuir
support for his party is eroding → el apoyo a su partido está disminuyendo

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erode [ɪˈrəʊd]

vt (= wear away) [+ soil, rock] → éroder; [+ metal] → ronger

(= destroy) [+ authority, freedom] → rogner

vi

(= wear away) [rock, soil] → s'éroder

(= disappear) [authority, confidence] → s'éroder
erogenous zone [ɪˈrɒdʒənəszəʊn] n → zone f érogène

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erode

vt (glacier, water, sea) → auswaschen, erodieren (spec); (acid) → ätzen; (rust) → wegfressen, anfressen; (fig) confidence, power, values, beliefs → untergraben; authority → unterminieren; differentials → aushöhlen; value → abtragen, untergraben

vi (value) → abgetragen werden

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erode [ɪˈrəʊd] vt (Geol) → erodere; (metal) (fig) → corrodere

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erode [ɪˈrəʊd] vt (Geol) → erodere; (metal) (fig) → corrodere

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erode

v erode [iˈrəud]

to eat or wear away (metals etc); to destroy gradually Acids erode certain metals; Water has eroded the rock; The individual's right to privacy is being eroded. erodeer يَحِتُّ، يُفَتِّتُ، يَتَآكَل разяждам narušit, erodovat erodere; udhule zerfressen διαβρώνω erosionar, corroer, desgastar söövitama, uuristama خورده شدن؛ از بین رفتن kuluttaa ronger, éroder לִשחוֹק क्षय हो जाना, कट जाना nagrizati, podrivati kimar, erodál mengikis veðra, sverfa, eyða corrodere, erodere 腐 [] 食 서서히 파괴(부식)하다 ėsti, graužti, griauti (par skābi) saēst; (par ūdeni) izskalot; grauzt mengikis eroderen bryte(s) ned, erodere(s) wżerać się w, wyżłobić niszcząc desgastar a ero­da разъедать; подтачивать narušiť; erodovať razjedati, načeti nagrizati fräta (nöta) bort, erodera กร่อน aşın(dır)mak 侵蝕 роз'їдати, витравляти رفتہ رفتہ گلانا xói mòn; ăn mòn 侵蚀

n eˈrosion [-ʒən]

erosie تأكُّل، تآكُل، تَعْرِيَه ерозия eroze erosion; udhulning die Erosion διάβρωση erosión erosioon فرسایش eroosio érosion שְׁחִיקָה कटाव, क्षरण erozija erózió pengikisan veðrun, eyðing, uppblástur erosione 腐 [] 食 부식 erozija erozija pengikisan erosie erosjon, nedbryting erozja erosão eroziune эрозия erózia erozija erozija frätning, nötning, erosion การกัดกร่อน aşın(dır)ma, erozyon 侵蝕 ерозія; роз'їдання گھسنے ، ریجھنے کا عمل sự xói mòn; sự ăn mòn 侵蚀