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Definitions for Erode

[1] to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration: Battery acid had eroded the engine. Inflation erodes the value of our money.
[2] to form (a gully, butte, or the like) by erosion.
[3] to become eroded.
[4] to grind or wear down or away or become ground or worn down or away
[5] to deteriorate or cause to deteriorate jealousy eroded the relationship
[6] (tr; usually passive) pathol to remove (tissue) by ulceration

Words related to Erode

destroy, corrode, gnaw, consume, disintegrate, bite, crumble, scour, spoil, waste, eat, abrade

Words nearby Erode

ernest, ernestine, ernie, ernst, ero, erode, erodent, erogenous, erogenous zone, eroica symphony, eros

Origin of Erode

1605–15; < Latin ērōdere, equivalent to ē- e-1 + rōdere to gnaw

Other words from Erode

e·rod·i·ble , e·rod·a·ble , e·ro·si·ble [ih-roh -zuh -buh  l, -suh -] /ɪˈroʊ zə bəl, -sə-/ , adjective
e·rod·i·bil·i·ty , e·rod·a·bil·i·ty , noun
non·e·rod·ed , adjective
non·e·rod·ing , adjective
un·e·rod·a·ble , adjective
un·e·rod·ed , adjective
un·e·rod·i·ble , adjective
un·e·rod·ing , adjective

Word origin for Erode

C17: from Latin ērōdere, from ex- 1 + rōdere to gnaw

Synonyms for Erode

corrode, destroy, abrade, bite, consume, crumble, disintegrate, eat, gnaw, scour, spoil, waste, grind down, wear down