ERODE


Meaning of ERODE in English

v. 1 tr. & intr. wear away, destroy or be destroyed gradually. 2 tr. Med. (of ulcers etc.) destroy (tissue) little by little. erodible adj.

[ F éroder or L erodere eros- (as E-, rodere ros- gnaw) ]

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