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   e·rode

   /əˈrōd/

   verb

   • 1. (of wind, water, or other natural agents) gradually wear away (soil, rock, or land): "the cliffs have been eroded by the sea"
   • ▪ (of soil, rock, or land) be gradually worn away by natural agents: "soft sedimentary rocks have eroded away"
   • ▪ gradually destroy or be gradually destroyed: "this humiliation has eroded what confidence Jean has"
   • ▪ (of a disease) gradually destroy (bodily tissue): "many had their upper incisors missing and their maxillae eroded"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French éroder or Latin erodere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out, away’ + rodere ‘gnaw’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. erodible adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englisherode verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   [transitive, intransitive] to gradually destroy something or make it weaker over a period of time; to be destroyed or made weaker in this way. be eroded (by something) Her confidence has been slowly eroded by repeated failures. Mortgage payments have been eroded (= decreased in value) by inflation.

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   Synonyms for ERODE: eat, destroy, corrode, ruin, bite (at), gnaw, dissolve, decompose; Antonyms of ERODE: restore, revive, renew, revitalize, regenerate, rejuvenate, refresh, recreate.

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   Geography topic. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English e‧rode /ɪˈrəʊd $ ɪˈroʊd/ AWL (also erode away) verb [intransitive, transitive] 1 if the weather erodes rock or soil, or if rock or soil erodes, its surface is gradually destroyed The cliffs are being constantly eroded by heavy seas.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › erodedEroded - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   IPA guide. When cliffs are gradually worn away by currents and pounding ocean waves, we consider them eroded. Eroded comes from the Latin word erodere "to eat away." It doesn't just refer to things like sediment and dirt.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-thesaurusERODE Synonyms | Collins English Thesaurus

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   Synonyms for ERODE in English: disintegrate, crumble, deteriorate, corrode, break up, grind down, waste away, wear down or away, destroy, consume, …