erode

erode
erode UK [ɪˈrəʊd] / US [ɪˈroʊd] or erode away UK / US verb [intransitive/transitive]
Word forms "erode":
present tense I/you/we/they erode he/she/it erodes present participle eroding past tense eroded past participle eroded
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1) to gradually damage the surface of rock or land so that it begins to disappear, or to be gradually damaged in this way

High tides are eroding the coast.

a plan to plant more trees before the soil erodes even further

2)
a) to gradually reduce the strength or importance of something, or to be gradually reduced in this way

It is feared that international institutions may erode national sovereignty.

Western support for Yeltsin was slowly eroding.

b) to gradually reduce the value or level of something, or to become reduced in this way

A cut in interest rates will erode the value of people's savings.


English dictionary. 2014.

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