Definitions of erode [ɪˈroʊd]

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Definition of 'erode'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) erode
to eat into or away; destroy by slow disintegration.

2. erode
to form (a gully, butte, etc.) by erosion.

3. (v.i.) erode
to become eroded.

Etymology: (1605–15; < L ērōdere=ē-e - +rōdere to gnaw)

Definition of 'erode'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away
become ground down or deteriorate
"Her confidence eroded"

2. (verb) erode, eat away, fret
remove soil or rock
"Rain eroded the terraces"

Definition of 'erode'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) erode
to gradually wear away, or make wear away
The storm eroded the beach.; as the soil erodes

2. erode
to gradually destroy or be destroyed
His remarks further eroded his popularity with the public.; soil erosion; the erosion of free speech

Definition of 'erode'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) erode
to eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh

Translation of 'erode'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: 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.
Afrikaans: erodeer	Arabic: يَحِتُّ، يُفَتِّتُ، يَتَآ	Bulgarian: разяждам
Brazilian: desgastar	Czech: narušit, erodovat	German: zerfressen
Danish: erodere; udhule	Greek: διαβρώνω	Spanish: erosionar, corroer, desga
Estonian: söövitama, uuristama	Farsi: خورده شدن؛ از بین رفتن	Finnish: kuluttaa
French: ronger,éroder	Hebrew: לִשחוֹק	Hindi: क्षय हो जाना, कट जाना
Croatian: nagrizati, podrivati	Hungarian: kimar, erodál	Indonesian: mengikis
Icelandic: veðra, sverfa, eyða	Italian: corrodere, erodere	Japanese: 腐 [] 食
Korean: 서서히 파괴(부식)하다	Lithuanian: ėsti, graužti, griauti	Latvian: (par skābi) saēst; (par ū
Malay: mengikis	Dutch: eroderen	Norwegian: bryte(s) ned, erodere(s)
Polish: wżerać się w, wyżłobić ni	Persian: خورده شدن؛ از بین رفتن	Pashto: كنده كول، خوړل (لكه سين ي
Portuguese: desgastar	Romanian: a eroda	Russian: разъедать; подтачивать
Slovak: narušiť; erodovať	Slovenian: razjedati, načeti	Serbian: nagrizati
Swedish: fräta (nöta) bort, eroder	Thai: กร่อน	Turkish: aşın(dır)mak
Taiwanese: 侵蝕	Ukrainian: роз'їдати, витравляти	Urdu: رفتہ رفتہ گلانا
Vietnamese: xói mòn; ăn mòn	Chinese: 侵蚀
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