What does erode mean?
Definitions for erode
ɪˈroʊderode
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Princeton's WordNet
erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear awayverb
become ground down or deteriorate
"Her confidence eroded"
erode, eat away, fretverb
remove soil or rock
"Rain eroded the terraces"
Wiktionary
erodeverb
To wear away by abrasion, corrosion or chemical reaction
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To ERODEverb
To canker, or eat away; to corrode.
Etymology: erodo, Latin.
It hath been anciently received, that the sea-hare hath antipathy with the lungs, if it cometh near the body, and erodeth them. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 983.
The blood, being too sharp or thin, erodes the vessel. Wise.
Wikipedia
Erode
Erode ([iːɾoːɽɯ]) is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Erode is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in the state, after Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Tiruppur and Salem. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Erode district. Administered by a city municipal corporation since 2008, Erode is a part of Erode Lok Sabha constituency that elects its member of parliament. Located on the banks of River Kaveri, it is situated centrally on South Indian Peninsula, about 400 kilometres (249 mi) southwest of its state capital Chennai, 250 kilometres (155 mi) south of Bengaluru, 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of Coimbatore and 275 kilometres (171 mi) east of Kochi. Erode is an agricultural, textile and a BPO hub and among the largest producers of turmeric, hand-loom and knitwear, and food products.
Webster Dictionary
Erodeverb
to eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh
Etymology: [L. erodere, erosum; e out + rodere to gnaw. See Rodent.]
Wikidata
Erode
Erode is a city, a municipal corporation and the headquarters of Erode district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated at the center of the South Indian Peninsula, about 400 kilometres southwest of the state capital Chennai and about 80 kilometres east of Coimbatore on the banks of the river Kaveri. It is well known for hand loom, power loom textile products and ready made garments. It is referred to as 'loom city' or 'turmeric city'.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Erode
e-rōd′, v.t. to eat away: to wear away.—n. Erō′dent, a caustic drug.—adj. Erōse′, gnawed.—n. Erō′sion, act or state of eating or being eaten away.—adj. Erō′sive, having the property of eating away. [L. e, out, rodĕre, rosum, to gnaw.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of erode in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of erode in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of erode in a Sentence
The build-out will have a serious dent in 2019 for onshore and a complete stalling of offshore projects in 2020 and 2021, while other European countries have a steady order pipeline, this could erode the competitiveness of Germany as a reference market for component manufacturers.
He is an important asset for the Bolsonaro government, any firing or exit of Mandetta would erode support for the president.
I know people talk about how USC beat Alabama in Birmingham the year before we beat Alabama rather soundly in Miami, but I also know that our game in that Orange Bowl was a big factor that began to erode the color barriers even more in the South.
There is no measure left to hide the truth: the governor broke the law so we must hold him accountable, when institutions fail to believe victims, allow predators to act with impunity, or fail to put policies of protection in place, it sends a strong signal that condones this type of unacceptable behavior. We cannot afford to ignore his transgressions any longer: doing so will erode the integrity of our legislative body and demonstrate complicity in sheltering a sexual predator.
Less than a week ago, I expressed serious concern that what little remains of the FBI’s credibility is on the line following its inconsistent handling of politically sensitive investigations, failure to hold its own employees accountable for misconduct and consistent disregard for congressional oversight, last night’s raid on the home of a former U.S. president without explanation will only further erode confidence in the FBI and the Justice Department.
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