The meaning of ERODE is to diminish or destroy by degrees. How to use erode in a sentence.

Erode (Tamil: [iːɾoːɽɯ]; īrōṭu), is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Kaveri river and is surrounded by the Western Ghats. Erode is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu.

ERODE meaning: 1. to rub or be rubbed away gradually: 2. to slowly reduce or destroy something: 3. to rub or be…. Learn more.

ERODE definition: 1. to rub or be rubbed away gradually: 2. to slowly reduce or destroy something: 3. to rub or be…. Learn more.

Synonyms for ERODE: eat, destroy, corrode, ruin, bite (at), gnaw, dissolve, decompose; Antonyms of ERODE: restore, revive, renew, revitalize, regenerate, rejuvenate, refresh, recreate

To wear (something) away by erosion: Waves eroded the shore. 2. To eat into or eat away the substance of: Acidic water erodes pipes. Arthritis had eroded the cartilage. 3. To make or form by wearing away: The river eroded a deep valley. 4. To cause to diminish or deteriorate: "Long enduring peace often erodes popular resolution" (C.L. Sulzberger).

Definition of erode verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [transitive, intransitive] to gradually destroy the surface of something through the action of wind, rain, etc.; to be gradually destroyed in this way synonym wear away. be eroded (away) The cliff face has been steadily eroded by the sea.