erode

From French éroder, from Latin ērōdō.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪˈɹəʊd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪˈɹoʊd/

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• Rhymes: -əʊd

erode (third-person singular simple present erodes, present participle eroding, simple past and past participle eroded)

1. To wear away by abrasion, corrosion or chemical reaction.

   The cliff is gradually being eroded by the waves.

2. (figurative) To destroy gradually by an ongoing process.

   to erode a person's trust

   to erode society's moral

• erosion

• doree

erode

1. third-person singular present indicative of erodere

• eredo, eredo-

ērōde

1. second-person singular present active imperative of ērōdō

erode

1. inflection of erodir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative