erode
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Etymology edit
From French éroder, from Latin ērōdō.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹəʊd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹoʊd/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊd
Verb edit
erode (third-person singular simple present erodes, present participle eroding, simple past and past participle eroded)
- To wear away by abrasion, corrosion or chemical reaction.
- The cliff is gradually being eroded by the waves.
- (figurative) To destroy gradually by an ongoing process.
- to erode a person's trust
- to erode society's moral
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Translations edit
To wear away by abrasion, corrosion or chemical reaction
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erode
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ērōde
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erode
- inflection of erodir: