Erode
/ɪˈɹəʊd/ name, verb
name, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To wear away by abrasion, corrosion, or chemical reaction.
"The cliff is gradually being eroded by the waves."
- 2 remove soil or rock wordnet
- 3 To destroy gradually by an ongoing process. figuratively
"to erode a person’s trust"
- 4 become ground down or deteriorate wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A district of Tamil Nadu, India.
- 2 The capital city of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, India.
Example
More examples"Capitalism tends to erode the moral foundations on which it was built."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From French éroder, from Latin ērōdō.
Etymology 2
From Tamil ஈரோடு (īrōṭu)