Eroded

Eroded
Erode E*rode", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eroded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Eroding}.] [L. erodere, erosum; e out + rodere to gnaw. See {Rodent}.] 1. To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh. ``The blood . . . erodes the vessels.'' --Wiseman. [1913 Webster]

The smaller charge is more apt to . . . erode the gun. --Am. Cyc. [1913 Webster]

2. (Geol. & Phys. Geog.) (a) To wear away; as, streams and glaciers erode the land. (b) To produce by erosion, or wearing away; as, glaciers erode U-shaped valleys. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

3. to reduce or lessen as if by eroding; as, a politician's base of support is eroded by evidence of corruption; the buying power of the dollar is eroded by inflation. [fig.] [PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • eroded fan-remnant sideslope —    A rough or broken margin of an eroded fan remnant highly dissected by ravines and gullies that can be just a fringe or make up a large part of an eroded alluvial fan; its bounding escarpments (risers), originally formed by inset channels, have …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • eroded — adjective worn down or worn away …   Wiktionary

  • eroded — Synonyms and related words: abated, ablated, attenuated, bated, belittled, blanched, bleached, burnt up, by the board, consumed, contracted, corroded, curtailed, decreased, deflated, depleted, diminished, dissipated, drained, dropped, eaten,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • eroded — adj. worn away, corroded, eaten away e·rode || ɪ rəʊd v. wear away, grind down, corrode; slowly consume, eat away …   English contemporary dictionary

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