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bite (at) corrode eat fret gnaw nibbleEnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryExamples
- //Crashing waves have eroded the cliffs along the beach.
- //The shoreline has eroded badly.
First Known Use
1612, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1History and Etymology
Latin erodere to eat away, from e- + rodere to gnaw — more at rodenterode
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Synonyms & Antonyms
- to consume or wear away gradually //the fear that inflation will continue to erode people's savingsExamples
- //Crashing waves have eroded the cliffs along the beach.
- //The shoreline has eroded badly.
First Known Use1612, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1History and EtymologyLatin erodere to eat away, from e- + rodere to gnaw — more at rodent