ERODE


Meaning of ERODE in English

verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

rock erodes (away) (= its surface is gradually removed because of the action of water, wind etc )

The rocks had eroded away over the years.

sth erodes rock (= it gradually removes the surface of the rock )

Rainwater drained away, forming streams and rivers that began to erode the rock.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

away

Many of the dark rocks stand on limestone pedestals, the surrounding rocks having been eroded away .

Secondly, it is possible that the beach gravels have been eroded away since their formation.

All my self-esteem, respect and confidence have been eroded away and need re-building.

Other ancient rights have been eroded away .

The trenches here have been left untouched, eroding away year by year.

It also caps many of the Jura box-folds, where the Cretaceous succession has been eroded away .

further

In the same period the power of standing committee chairmen was further eroded by the institutionalization and proliferation of sub-committees.

Law and order was further eroded in April 1997.

And back on the Farms of the refugees, the rain will further erode a topsoil without crops to hold it together.

gradually

As science had gradually eroded the freedom of time, so it had eroded the freedom of belief.

A series of predictable actions and reactions gradually erodes their adaptive resources.

We can never be satisfied, gradually eroding our self-esteem and confidence further.

We hope our health workers will gradually erode the fabric of their deception.

These stylistic differences have gradually eroded over the years, and today regional divisions have all but disappeared.

■ NOUN

base

Worse, the recent fall in the Nikkei is eroding their capital base .

Mayors inherited an eroding tax base and the loss of jobs.

confidence

The revelation had devastated him, eroding his confidence and his desire for her.

Disagreement among experts about medical treatment in leprosy created confusion among patients and eroded their confidence in physicians.

We can never be satisfied, gradually eroding our self-esteem and confidence further.

This humiliation has eroded what little confidence Jean has.

inflation

Sales of land began about 1540 and continued until Stuart times. Inflation eroded the revenue from land and commerce.

Slow economic growth reduces the likelihood inflation will accelerate and erode the value of bonds' fixed payments.

This shows how far general price inflation has eroded the level of spending shown in the detailed cash figures.

Signs the economy is recovering hurt bonds by sparking concern that inflation may accelerate, eroding bonds' fixed payments.

Further out, a higher inflation trend threatens, eroding these competitive gains.

Indications the economy may be picking up steam hurt bonds by sparking concern inflation may accelerate, eroding bonds' fixed payments.

A cooling economy reduces the risk inflation will erode the value of bonds' interest and principal payments.

Stronger economic growth means inflation , which erodes the buying power of bonds' fixed payments, could be poised to rise.

margin

Will a rush of aspiring new producers erode that attractive margin ?

First, falling values erode security margins , leading to breaches of covenant and discomfiture for lenders.

The cost of planning delays With current levels of interest can rapidly erode profit margins .

Sudden movements in exchange and interest rates can erode profit margins , strain your cashflow and shrink overall profits.

power

Stronger economic growth means inflation, which erodes the buying power of bonds' fixed payments, could be poised to rise.

profit

The cost of planning delays With current levels of interest can rapidly erode profit margins.

Accumulation through dynamic expansion would be halted when the need for more workers drove up wages and eroded profits .

Sudden movements in exchange and interest rates can erode profit margins, strain your cashflow and shrink overall profits.

value

Slow economic growth reduces the likelihood inflation will accelerate and erode the value of bonds' fixed payments.

Inflation erodes the value of bonds' fixed-income payments.

That, he says, would erode the value of any exclusive agreement with Quaker.

A cooling economy reduces the risk inflation will erode the value of bonds' interest and principal payments.

years

These stylistic differences have gradually eroded over the years , and today regional divisions have all but disappeared.

As we have seen, the civil and political elements of citizenship have been eroded in recent years .

His mousy hair, on the other hand, had been eroded by the years .

■ VERB

begin

Down those featureless slopes the rainwater drained, forming streams and rivers that began to erode the rock.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

A strong president would further erode the power of the Congress.

Caves are formed by water eroding rock.

High interest rates can gradually erode profit margins.

If the river is not controlled, it will erode its banks as well as the surrounding farm land.

Over the years, the value of our savings and investments has been eroded by inflation.

The hard rains have eroded topsoil in the Midwest.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

But as the century proceeded, these rigid differences were to some extent eroded.

Houllier had matches in hand, but fixture congestion threatened to erode this advantage.

If the receipt is distributed to shareholders as dividends then the capital base of the business has been eroded.

Indications the economy may be picking up steam hurt bonds by sparking concern inflation may accelerate, eroding bonds' fixed payments.

Is television scaring our kids, engendering violent behavior, skewing their morals and generally eroding the aesthetic standards of Western civilization?

Its stock price eroded from a 52-week high of about 39 in October to a low of nearly 15 Tuesday.

Purchasing power has been severely eroded.

Worse, the recent fall in the Nikkei is eroding their capital base.

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