erode
[ ih-rohd ]
/ ɪˈroʊd /
verb (used with object), e·rod·ed, e·rod·ing.
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration: Battery acid had eroded the engine. Inflation erodes the value of our money.
to form (a gully, butte, or the like) by erosion.
verb (used without object), e·rod·ed, e·rod·ing.
to become eroded.
Origin of erode
OTHER WORDS FROM erode
Words nearby erode
ernest,
ernestine,
ernie,
ernst,
ero,
erode,
erodent,
erogenous,
erogenous zone,
eroica symphony,
eros
British Dictionary definitions for erodibility
erode
/ (ɪˈrəʊd) /
verb
to grind or wear down or away or become ground or worn down or away
to deteriorate or cause to deteriorate
jealousy eroded the relationship
(tr; usually passive) pathol
to remove (tissue) by ulceration
Derived forms of erode
erodent, adjective, noun erodible, adjectiveWord Origin for erode
C17: from Latin
ērōdere, from
ex-
1 +
rōdere to gnaw
Medical definitions for erodibility
erode
[ ĭ-rōd′ ]
v.
To wear away by or as if by abrasion.
To eat into; ulcerate.