/
ɪˈrəʊd/
v.
- (with reference to the action of wind, water, etc. on the land) gradually wear or be worn away.
- gradually destroy or weaken:
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parliament's authority has been eroded by successive governments.
▸Medicine (of a disease) gradually destroy (bodily tissue).
Derivative
Etymology
C17: from Fr. éroder or L. erodere, from e- (var. of ex-) ‘out, away’ + rodere ‘gnaw’.
