/ɪˈɹəʊd/, /ɪˈɹoʊd/
OriginFrom French éroder, from Latin ērōdō.
- To wear away by abrasion, corrosion, or chemical reaction.
“The cliff is gradually being eroded by the waves.”
- figurativelyTo destroy gradually by an ongoing process.
“to erode a person’s trust”
“to erode society’s morals”
“We've been worried about adolescents' diminishing writing and speaking skills for years. Lately, we have noticed that these skills are eroding at an accelerating rate, month-over-month.”
- A district of Tamil Nadu, India.
- The capital city of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, India.
Formserodes(present, singular, third-person) · eroding(participle, present) · eroded(participle, past) · eroded(past)