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- pronunciation:
- ih
rod
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
erodes, eroding, eroded |
| definition 1: |
to slowly wear away, eat into, or destroy by the action of friction, or as if by friction.
Wind erodes the unprotected topsoil.The river eroded the limestone and created a gorge.Peer pressure eroded her resistance.- synonyms:
- abrade, wear away
- similar words:
- chafe, corrode, eat, fret, gnaw, scour, shrivel, wash
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| definition 2: |
to form (a geological feature) by wearing away, esp. by the action of water, ice, or wind.
The river eroded a deep channel for itself over the years.- synonyms:
- wear
- similar words:
- abrade, fret, scour, wash
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| related words: |
bite, fray, gully, sap, undermine |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become worn away or eaten into.
Where topsoil erodes, deserts sometimes form.- synonyms:
- wear away
- similar words:
- corrode, fret, perish, rot, wash away
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| related words: |
fray, pit, waste |
adverb + (v.)erode
badly, completely, constantly, easily, eventually, far, gradually, heavily, increasingly, quickly, rapidly, seriously, severely, sharply, significantly, slowly, steadily, substantially, thereby
(v.)erode
+ adverb
away, considerably, within
(v.)erode
+ noun
ability,
advantage,
authority,
autonomy,
barrier,
base,
belief,
bond,
bone,
buying,
capability,
capacity,
channel,
cliff,
coalition,
confidence,
core,
credibility,
decade,
deposit,
distinction,
diversity,
dominance,
dune,
effectiveness,
faith,
foundation,
freedom,
goodwill,
hillside,
influence,
integrity,
landscape,
legitimacy,
liberty,
manufacturing,
margin,
notion,
popularity,
potential,
power,
privacy,
profit,
protection,
purchasing,
quality,
rain,
riverbank,
saving,
self-esteem,
significance,
stability,
standing,
support,
tide,
tooth,
topsoil,
tradition,
trust,
unity,
value,
wave
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The word erode
contains the following part:
e-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away
  More about this word part:
The prefix e-
is an assimilated form of ex- used before roots beginning with certain consonants (b d, g, j, l, m, n, r, v). See ex-.
Example words:
ebullient, edentulous, edict, educate, educe, egregious, egress, ejaculate, eject, elaborate, elate, elect, elicit, elide, eligible, elite, elocution, elongate, eloquence, eloquent, elucidate, elude, emaciate, emancipate, emasculate, emend, emerge, emergency, emigrate, eminent, emissary, emit, emollient, emolument, emulsion, enervate, enormity, enormous, enumerate, enunciate, eradicate, erase, erode, eruct, erudite, erupt, evacuate, evade, evaluate, evanesce, event, eventuate, evert, evict, evident, evocative, evoke, evolution, evolve, ineluctable, ineradicable
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