01 v. t. To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh.
imp. & p. p.
Eroded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Eroding
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To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh.“The smaller charge is more apt to . . . erode the gun.” — Am. Cyc.
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To wear away; as, streams and glaciers erode the land.(Geol. & Phys. Geog.)
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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.]