eroded; eroding
1
: to diminish or destroy by degrees:
a
: to eat into or away by slow destruction of substance (as by acid, infection, or cancer)
b
: to wear away by the action of water, wind, or glacial ice
flooding eroded the hillside
c
: to cause to deteriorate or disappear as if by eating or wearing away
inflation eroding buying power
2
: to produce or form by eroding
glaciers erode U-shaped valleys
: to undergo erosion
where the land has eroded away
Examples of erode in a Sentence
Crashing waves have eroded the cliffs along the beach.
The shoreline has eroded badly.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
These experiences can erode an individual’s sense of integrity and purpose.
—Jason Walker Psyd, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Rising sea levels not only push back its shorelines, but the encroaching salt water also erodes the country’s limited farmland.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
As those roles have eroded, particularly in places where stable work has disappeared, the left has offered few alternatives that feel tangible or aspirational.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Erode.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erode. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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erode
transitive verb
eroded; eroding
1
: to eat into or away by slow destruction of substance (as by acid, infection, or cancer)
acids that erode the teeth
bone eroded by cancer
2
: to remove with an abrasive
a dental tool that erodes the decayed area
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