erode away — variant UK US Main entry: erode … Useful english dictionary
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 * 1) to gradually damage the… … English dictionary
erode — e|rode [ıˈrəud US ıˈroud] v also erode away [I and T] [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: erodere to eat away , from rodere; RODENT] 1.) if the weather erodes rock or soil, or if rock or soil erodes, its surface is gradually destroyed ▪ The cliffs … Dictionary of contemporary English
erode — verb also erode away 1 (I, T) if the wind, rain etc erodes something such as rock or soil, or if they erode, their surface is gradually destroyed: East facing cliffs are being constantly eroded by heavy seas. 2 (I, T) to gradually destroy or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Erode — E*rode , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eroded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Eroding}.] [L. erodere, erosum; e out + rodere to gnaw. See {Rodent}.] 1. To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh. The blood . . . erodes the vessels. Wiseman. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
erode — I verb abrade, break down, consume, decay, decrease, deteriorate, diminish, disintegrate, dissolve, file, gradually eat away, grind, lessen, lose, make thin, rasp, recede, reduce, rub away, scrape, shrink, strip, waste, weaken, wear, wear away,… … Law dictionary
erode — [ē rōd′, irōd′] vt. eroded, eroding [Fr éroder < L erodere < e , out, off + rodere, to gnaw: see RAT] 1. to eat into; wear away; disintegrate [acid erodes metal] 2. to form by wearing away gradually [the running water eroded a gully] 3. to… … English World dictionary
Erode Sengunthar Engineering College — is situated at Thudupathi, 5 km away from Perundurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is a well renowned college for its quality education … Wikipedia
erode — 1610s, a back formation from erosion, or else from Fr. éroder, from L. erodere to gnaw away, consume (see EROSION (Cf. erosion)). Related: Eroded; eroding. Originally of acids, ulcers, etc.; geological sense is from 1830 … Etymology dictionary
erode — [v] deteriorate; wear away abrade, bite, consume, corrode, crumble, destroy, disintegrate, eat, gnaw, grind down, scour, spoil, waste, wear down; concepts 252,469 Ant. build, construct, fix, rebuild … New thesaurus
