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erode¹

  • /ɪˈɹəʊd/ UK
  • /ɪˈɹoʊd/ Canada, US
  • /ɪˈɹəʉd/ Australia

Rhymes with -əʊd

Where it comes from

From French éroder, from Latin ērōdō.

verb erodes · eroding · eroded

  1. To wear away by abrasion, corrosion, or chemical reaction. The cliff is gradually being eroded by the waves.

    Similar: corrode, eat away, gnaw, undermine, denude

  2. figuratively To destroy gradually by an ongoing process. to erode a person’s trust

    Similar: corrode, eat away

Erode²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Tamil ஈரோடு (īrōṭu).

proper noun

  1. A district of Tamil Nadu, India.
  2. The capital city of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: wear away, eat away, gnaw, fret, eat at, gnaw at, corrode, dampen, blur, dilute, twinge, undercut, eat, crumble, curtail, dangle

Translations

Every language

verb to wear away by abrasion, corrosion, or chemical reaction

Españolerosionar
中文侵蝕 /侵蚀 qīnshí, 腐蝕 /腐蚀 fǔshí
Portuguêserodir
Françaiséroder
Deutscherodieren
Italianoerodere, corrodere, rodere
Русскийэроди́ровать erodírovatʹ
Tiếng Việtxói mòn, xâm thực, ăn mòn

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@misc{erode_2026,
  title = {erode},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/erode},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}