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e·rode
(ĭ-rōd′)v. e·rod·ed, e·rod·ing, e·rodes
v.tr.
1. To wear (something) away by erosion: Waves eroded the shore.
2. To eat into or eat away the substance of: Acidic water erodes pipes. Arthritis had eroded the cartilage.
3. To make or form by wearing away: The river eroded a deep valley.
4. To cause to diminish or deteriorate: "Long enduring peace often erodes popular resolution" (C.L. Sulzberger).
v.intr.
1. To become worn or eaten away: The cliffs have eroded over the centuries.
2. To diminish or deteriorate: Public confidence in the administration eroded.
[Latin ērōdere, to gnaw off, eat away : ē-, ex-, ex- + rōdere, to gnaw; see rēd- in Indo-European roots.]
e·rod′i·bil′i·ty n.
e·rod′i·ble adj.
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erode
(ɪˈrəʊd)vb
1. to grind or wear down or away or become ground or worn down or away
2. to deteriorate or cause to deteriorate: jealousy eroded the relationship.
3. (Pathology) (tr; usually passive) pathol to remove (tissue) by ulceration
[C17: from Latin ērōdere, from ex-1 + rōdere to gnaw]
eˈrodent adj, n
eˈrodible, eˈrodable adj
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e•rode
(ɪˈroʊd)v. e•rod•ed, e•rod•ing. v.t.
1. to eat into or away; destroy by slow disintegration.
2. to form (a gully, butte, etc.) by erosion.
v.i. 3. to become eroded.
[1605–15; < Latin ērōdere=ē- e- + rōdere to gnaw]
e•rod′i•ble, adj.
e•rod`i•bil′i•ty, n.
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erode
Past participle: eroded
Gerund: eroding
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| Verb | 1. | erode - become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded" |
| 2. | erode - remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces" damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" wash - form by erosion; "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside" |
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erode
verb
1. disintegrate, crumble, deteriorate, corrode, break up, grind down, waste away, wear down or away By 1980, Miami beach had all but totally eroded.
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Translations
يَحِتُّ، يُفَتِّتُ، يَتَآكَل
erodereudhule
erodierenzerfressen
erodálkimar
veîra, sverfa, eyîa
erozijaėstigraužti
grauztizskalotsaēst
erodovať
aşın mak
erode
[ɪˈrəʊd]A. VT
B. VI
1. (Geol) → erosionarse
2. (fig) [confidence] → mermarse; [support] → disminuir
support for his party is eroding → el apoyo a su partido está disminuyendo
support for his party is eroding → el apoyo a su partido está disminuyendo
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erode
[ɪˈrəʊd]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
erode
vt (glacier, water, sea) → auswaschen, erodieren (spec); (acid) → ätzen; (rust) → wegfressen, anfressen; (fig) confidence, power, values, beliefs → untergraben; authority → unterminieren; differentials → aushöhlen; value → abtragen, untergraben
vi (value) → abgetragen werden
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erode
(iˈrəud) verb 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.
eˈrosion (-ʒən) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
erode
vt erosionarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.