erode

Academic Word List, sublist 9.

About 1.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To wear away by abrasion, corrosion, or chemical reaction.

   The cliff is gradually being eroded by the waves.

2. verb To destroy gradually by an ongoing process.

   to erode a person’s trust

Similar words

wear away eat away gnaw fret eat at gnaw at corrode dampen blur dilute

Often followed by

the and their its a in into our away

Word family

erodable eroded erodes erodibilities erodibility erodible eroding erosion