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- Dictionarye·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"
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1. : to diminish or destroy by degrees: a. : to eat into or away by slow destruction of substance (as by acid, infection, or cancer) b. : to wear away by the action of water, wind, or glacial ice. flooding eroded the hillside. c. : to cause to deteriorate or disappear as if by eating or wearing away. inflation eroding buying power. 2.
ERODE definition: 1. to rub or be rubbed away gradually: 2. to slowly reduce or destroy something: 3. to rub or be…. Learn more.
When soil or land erodes, it wears away or is removed. Many beaches seem to get smaller and smaller, as the endless wash of the waves begins to erode the fine sand. While erode is most commonly used when describing land loss, you can also use it in less literal ways.
: to gradually destroy (something) or to be gradually destroyed by natural forces (such as water, wind, or ice) [+ object] Crashing waves have eroded the cliffs along the beach. — often used as (be) eroded. The shoreline was badly eroded by last winter's storms. — often used figuratively.
[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.
erode. (ɪroʊd ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense erodes, present participle eroding, past tense, past participle eroded. 1. transitive verb/intransitive verb. If rock or soil erodes or is eroded by the weather, sea, or wind, it cracks and breaks so that it is gradually destroyed.
ERODE meaning: 1. to rub or be rubbed away gradually: 2. to slowly reduce or destroy something: 3. to rub or be…. Learn more.
Erode definition: to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration. See examples of ERODE used in a sentence.
Definitions of 'erode' 1. If rock or soil erodes or is eroded by the weather, sea, or wind, it cracks and breaks so that it is gradually destroyed. [...] 2. If someone's authority, right, or confidence erodes or is eroded, it is gradually destroyed or removed. [formal] [...] 3.
Erode definition: to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration. See examples of ERODE used in a sentence.
