erode

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verb

1. become ground down or deteriorate (Freq. 1)
- Her confidence eroded
• Syn:
gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away
• Derivationally related forms:
wearing away (for: wear away), erosive, erosion
• Hypernyms:
decay, crumble, dilapidate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
2. remove soil or rock (Freq. 1)
- Rain eroded the terraces
• Syn:
eat away, fret
• Derivationally related forms:
erosive, erosion, eroding
• Hypernyms:
damage
• Hyponyms:
wash
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  eat away, fret, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away