verb
Meaning 1
To erode gradually and progressively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
wear away
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verb
Meaning 2
become ground down or deteriorate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Her confidence eroded
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: decay, crumble, dilapidate
verb
Meaning 3
diminish, as by friction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Erosion wore away the surface
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wear off
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: remove, take, take away, withdraw
Narrower terms: abrade, corrade, abrase, rub down, rub off
verb
Meaning 4
cut away in small pieces
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: whittle away, whittle down
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: damage
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: hivuttaa — erode gradually
- Galician: rafar — erode gradually
- Italian: consumarsi — erode gradually
- Japanese: 擦り減る (suriheru) — erode gradually
- Japanese: 擦り減らす (suriherasu) — erode gradually
- Latin: terō — erode gradually
- Romagnol: limêr — erode gradually
- Tamil: தேய் (tēy) — erode gradually