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Meaning of erode | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To consume gradually, as by chemical reaction or friction:bite, corrode, eat, gnaw, wear, wear away.
  2. to eat or wear away (metals etc); to destroy gradually. Acids erode certain metals; Water has eroded the rock; The individual's right to privacy is being eroded. erodeer يَحِتُّ، يُفَتِّتُ، يَتَآكَل разяждам desgastar narušit, erodovat zerfressen erodere; udhule διαβρώνωerosionar, corroer, desgastar söövitama, uuristama خورده شدن؛ از بین رفتن kuluttaa ronger, éroder לִשחוֹק क्षय हो जाना, कट जाना nagrizati, podrivati kimar, erodál mengikis veðra, sverfa, eyða corrodere, erodere 腐 [] 食 서서히 파괴(부...
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  3. erosie تأكُّل، تآكُل، تَعْرِيَه ерозия erosão eroze die Erosion erosion; udhulning διάβρωσηerosión erosioon فرسایش eroosio érosionשחיקה कटाव, क्षरण erozija erózió pengikisan veðrun, eyðing, uppblástur erosione 腐 [] 食 부식 erozija erozija pengikisan erosieerosjon, nedbryting erozja دتوږنې عمليه، داحتكال عمل erosão eroziune эрозия erózia erozija erozija frätning, nötning, erosion การกัดกร่อน aşınma, erozyon 侵蝕 ерозія; роз'їдання گھسنے ، ریجھنے کا عمل sự xói mòn; sự ăn mòn 侵蚀
  4. To wear (something) away by erosion: Waves eroded the shore.
  5. To eat into or eat away the substance of: Acidic water erodes pipes. Arthritis had eroded the cartilage.
  6. To make or form by wearing away: The river eroded a deep valley.
  7. To cause to diminish or deteriorate: "Long enduring peace often erodes popular resolution" (C.L. Sulzberger).
  8. To become worn or eaten away: The cliffs have eroded over the centuries.
  9. To diminish or deteriorate: Public confidence in the administration eroded.
  10. to grind or wear down or away or become ground or worn down or away

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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