Definitions for: Erode

[v] remove soil or rock, as of wind or water; "Rain eroded the terraces"
[v] become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"

Webster (1913) Definition: E*rode", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eroded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Eroding.] [L. erodere, erosum; e out + rodere to gnaw. See
Rodent.]
To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh.
``The blood . . . erodes the vessels.'' --Wiseman.

The smaller charge is more apt to . . . erode the gun.
--Am. Cyc.

E*rode", v. t. (Geol. & Phys. Geog.)
(a) To wear away; as, streams and glaciers erode the land.
(b) To produce by erosion, or wearing away; as, glaciers
erode U-shaped valleys.

Synonyms: eat at, eat away, fret, gnaw, gnaw at, wear away

See Also: crumble, damage, decay, delapidate, wash

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