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erode

[ ih-rohd ]

verb (used with object)

eroded, eroding.
  1. to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:

    Battery acid had eroded the engine. Inflation erodes the value of our money.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms: ,

  2. to form (a gully, butte, or the like) by erosion.


verb (used without object)

eroded, eroding.
  1. to become eroded.

erode

/ ɪˈəʊ /

verb

  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. tr; usually passive pathol to remove (tissue) by ulceration
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǻ徱, adjective
  • ˈǻԳ, adjectivenoun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ǻi· ·ǻa· ··· [ih-, roh, -z, uh, -b, uh, l, -s, uh, -], adjective
  • ·ǻi·i·ٲ ·ǻa·i·ٲ noun
  • ԴDze·ǻĻ adjective
  • ԴDze·ǻiԲ adjective
  • un·ǻa· adjective
  • ܲe·ǻĻ adjective
  • un·ǻi· adjective
  • ܲe·ǻiԲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of erode1

First recorded in 1605–15; from French ̇́ǻ or directly from Latin ŧō, equivalent to ŧ- “out of, from” + ō “to gnaw”; e- 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of erode1

C17: from Latin ŧō, from ex- 1+ ō to gnaw
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Human rights groups say judges are under political control, and Turkish democracy is being eroded, year on year.

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Critics often say that once assisted dying is legalised, over time the safeguards around such laws get eroded as part of a "slippery slope" towards more relaxed criteria.

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In one 2020 tweet, Schleifer accused Trump of eroding constitutional integrity “every day with every lie and every act of heedless, narcissistic corruption.”

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County Department of Mental Health, said that while good work is done by many, bureaucracy sabotages innovation and erodes the morale of front-line workers.

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When mistrust is left to grow, it doesn’t just erode our faith in institutions — it turns us against one another.

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