Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - erode
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Erode
erode
~ v also erode away 1 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 to gradually destroy or reduce something such as someone's power, rights or confidence (She feels that her personal authority has been eroded.)
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(erodes, eroding, eroded) 1. If rock or soil erodes or is eroded by the weather, sea, or wind, it cracks and breaks so that it is gradually destroyed. By 1980, Miami beach had all but totally eroded... Once exposed, soil is quickly eroded by wind and rain. = wear away VERB: V, be V-ed • eroded ...the deeply eroded landscape. ADJ 2. If someone’s authority, right, or confidence erodes or is eroded, it is gradually destroyed or removed. (FORMAL) His critics say his fumbling of the issue of reform has eroded his authority... America’s belief in its own God-ordained uniqueness started to erode. VERB: V n, V 3. If the value of something erodes or is eroded by something such as inflation or age, its value decreases. Competition in the financial marketplace has eroded profits... The value of the dollar began to erode rapidly just around this time. VERB: V n, V ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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verb (~d; eroding) Etymology: Latin ~re to eat away, from e- + rodere to gnaw — more at rodent Date: 1612 transitive verb 1. to diminish or destroy by degrees: a. to eat into or away by slow destruction of substance (as by acid, infection, or cancer) b. to wear away by the action of water, wind, or glacial ice flooding ~d the hillside c. to cause to deteriorate or disappear as if by eating or wearing away inflation eroding buying power 2. to produce or form by eroding glaciers ~ U-shaped valleys intransitive verb to undergo erosion where the land has ~d away • erodibility noun • erodible also erodable adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. 1 tr. & intr. wear away, destroy or be destroyed gradually. 2 tr. Med. (of ulcers etc.) destroy (tissue) little by little. Derivatives erodible adj. Etymology: F {eacute}roder or L erodere eros- (as E-, rodere ros- gnaw) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. разъедать, разрушать (постепенно) 2. подрывать, портить constant worry erodes the nerves —- постоянные волнения подрывают нервную систему 3. разъедать, вытравлять 4. геол. выветривать; размывать; эродировать 5. геол. подвергаться эрозии ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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