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erode - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'erode' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Erode [ v. t.]
- To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh.

Meaning of 'erode' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . erode [ v]
Meaning (1):
- become ground down or deteriorate
Example in sentence:
  • Her confidence eroded
Meaning (2):
- remove soil or rock
Example in sentence:
  • Rain eroded the terraces

Nearby Words:

eroded erodent eroding erogate erogated erogating erogation eros erose erosion

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